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Lancaster County (Va.) Criminal Court Records, circa 1787-1931

Lancaster County (Va.) Criminal Court Records, circa 1787-1931 are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from murder, rape, assault and battery, and larceny to tax evasion and slander. Criminal offenders and victims who appear in cases prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865 included both free and enslaved persons.

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Lancaster County (Va.) Criminal Court Records, circa 1787-1931

Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court

Lancaster County (Va.) Criminal Court Records, circa 1787-1931 are criminal court cases and consist primarily of warrants, summons, indictments, and verdicts handed down by grand juries and other legal authorities in order to prosecute individuals who violated the penal code. These offenses ranged in severity from murder, rape, assault and battery, and larceny to tax evasion and slander. Criminal offenders and victims who appear in cases prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865 included both free and enslaved persons.

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Lancaster County (Va.) Deeds, 1656-1914 (bulk 1833-1898)

Lancaster County (Va.) Deeds, 1656-1914 (bulk 1833-1898) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats.

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Lancaster County (Va.) Deeds, 1656-1914 (bulk 1833-1898)

Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court

Lancaster County (Va.) Deeds, 1656-1914 (bulk 1833-1898) consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats.

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Lancaster County (Va.) List of Tithables, 1734, 1745-1746, 1775-1777, 1779, 1781.

Lancaster County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1734, 1745-1746, 1775-1777, 1779, 1781, consists of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1734, 1745-1746, 1775-1777, 1779, and 1781.

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