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York County (Va.) Wills, 1719-1885, record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house.

York County (Va.) Chancery Cause, Kate Nelson vs. Martha Bryan, 1885. This cause concerns a dispute over the ownership of the Nelson House in Yorktown, VA. Plaintiff Kate Nelson was the daughter of William Nelson the Elder (died 1849) and had inherited the house at the death of her brother William Nelson the Younger in 1877. The defendant in the case was the widow of William Nelson the Elder who had subsequently married George W. Bryan. Martha Bryan had a life right to live in the house which was then sold by her second husband to her son William Nelson the Younger. Various other court suits over the house are mentioned.

York County (Va.) Chancery Cause Mutual Assurance Society Against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia vs. Kate Nelson, etc., 1887. This cause concerns a dispute between the Mutual Assurance Society and the heirs of William Nelson (the Elder) over unpaid insurance bills for the years 1862-1885 for the Nelson House in Yorktown.

York County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1768-1891, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

York County (Va.) Convict Register, 1889-1951, is a list of "persons convicted of felony or other infamous offences" in the county. Based on a set form, the listings of each conviction include the individual's name in full and any aliases, the present and last known residence of the accused, the color or race of the individual (including white and colored), the individual's height, eye color, hair color and any identifying marks, the apparent or known age of the accused, his or her occupation, the offence, the court in which convicted, the date of conviction and page of record and whether the judgment was reversed or pardon granted and date thereof. Once such individual was Hezekiah Cook. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in April 1913. Governor Byrd restored his civil rights in September 1928.

York County (Va.) County Administrative Records, 1880-1997 (bulk 1912-1997), consist of three record categories: Board of Supervisors' Papers, 1921-1953; an annual report of the Superintendent of the Poor, 1880 and School Board Minutes, 1912-1997.

York County (Va.) Criminal Causes, 1778-1859 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.