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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Archives database, created by Greg Crawford, 26 July 2005 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Judgments, 1732-1931 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1133898-1134301 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2005 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Lancaster County (Va.) Judgments, 1732-1931 1133898-1134301 54 cu. ft. (121 boxes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lancaster County (Va.) Judgments, 1732-1931. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came in a transfer of court papers from Lancaster County.

Historical Information

Lancaster County was formed from Northumberland and York Counties in 1651.

The County Court was the original colonial court of adjudication and recordation, and it was the principal tribunal for the administration of local justice. The individual justices could act on small claims matters as well as criminal matters where imminent bodily harm was a possibility, there being an appeal to the full County Court, which met monthly. This court ceased to exist in 1904 and the recordation function was transferred to the circuit court.

The Superior Court of Law was created in 1808. It met twice a year in each county, presided over by a circuit-riding General Court judge. Records were filed with the County Court. It had civil and criminal jurisdiction. The court ceased to exist in 1831.

The Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery, established in 1831, were the upper courts on the local level. Sessions were held twice a year in each county, presided over by a General Court judge. The counties were grouped into districts for the convenience of the judge. The court ceased to exist in 1851.

The Circuit Court was authorized by the Constitution of 1851 and established by an act of the General Assembly passed in May 1852. Courts were held twice yearly in each county, presided over by 21 judges who rode circuits in the area of their jurisdiction. The records were filed with County Court records. These courts were granted original jurisdiction concurrrent with that of the County Courts, as well as appellate jurisdiction in all civil cases of more than fifty dollars and criminal cases not "expressly cognizable in some other court," including those involving loss of life.

Scope and Content

Lancaster County (Va.) Judgments, 1732-1931, contain civil cases heard in County Court, Superior Court of Law, Circuit Superior Court, and Circuit Court in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

Arrangement

Chronological (Cases filed within each box by month and year they were resolved.)

Access Terms Lancaster County (Va.) -- Circuit Court. Lancaster County (Va.) -- Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery. Lancaster County (Va.) -- County Court. Lancaster County (Va.) -- Superior Court of Law. Civil procedure -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Courts -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Debt -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Public Records -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Va.) -- History. Decisions -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Judicial records -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Lancaster County. Contents List Judgments 1732, 1746, 1749-1751 1134149 Judgments 1751-1752 1134150 Judgments 1753-1754 1134151 Judgments 1754-1755 1134152 Judgments 1755 1134153 Judgments 1756-1757 1134154 Judgments 1757-1758 1134155 Judgments 1759-1760 1134156 Judgments 1760-1762 1134157 Judgments 1762-1763 1134158 Judgments 1764-1765 1134167 Judgments 1764 1134112 Judgments 1765-1766 1134174 Judgments 1767-1768 1134172 Judgments 1767 1134173 Judgments 1769-1770 1134171 Judgments 1770-1772 1134170 Judgments 1772-1778 1134159 Judgments 1778-1782 1134168 Judgments 1783 1134160 Judgments 1784 1134166 Judgments 1785-1786 1134164 Judgments 1785 1134165 Judgments 1787 1134169 Judgments 1787 1134162 Judgments 1787 1134163 Judgments 1787 1134143 Judgments 1788 1134126 Judgments 1788 1134145 Judgments 1788 1134120 Judgments 1789-1790 1134124 Judgments 1789 1134125 Judgments 1790-1791 1134123 Judgments 1791-1792 1134128 Judgments 1792-1793 1134121 Judgments 1793-1794 1134129 Judgments 1794-1795 1134119 Judgments 1796-1797 1134118 Judgments 1797-1798 1134117 Judgments 1798-1799 1134116 Judgments 1799 1134274 Judgments 1799-1800 1134275 Judgments 1800-1801 1134276 Judgments 1801-1802 1134277 Judgments 1802 1134278 Judgments 1802 1134279 Judgments 1803 1134281 Judgments 1803 1134282 Judgments 1803-1804 1134283 Judgments 1803 1134280 Judgments 1804 1134292 Judgments 1804 1134237 Judgments 1804-1805 1134051 Judgments 1805 1134297 Judgments 1805 1134298 Judgments 1805-1806 1134296 Judgments 1806 1134284 Judgments 1806 1133898 Judgments 1806 1134295 Judgments 1807-1808 1134291 Judgments 1807 1134285 Judgments 1809 1134289 Judgments 1809 1134290 Judgments 1810 1134288 Judgments 1810 1134287 Judgments 1811 1134268 Judgments 1812 1134294 Judgments 1813-1815 1134245 Judgments 1815-1816 1134270 Judgments 1816 1134251 Judgments 1817-1818 1134250 Judgments 1818-1819 1134249 Judgments 1819 1134248 Judgments 1820 1134253 Judgments 1820-1821 1134246 Judgments 1821-1822 1134254 Judgments 1822 1134244 Judgments 1823 1134243 Judgments 1824-1825 1134242 Judgments 1825-1826 1134241 Judgments 1826-1827 1134240 Judgments 1827-1828 1134175 Judgments 1829-1831 1134247 Judgments 1832-1833 1134261 Judgments 1833-1835 1134238 Judgments 1835-1837 1134267 Judgments 1837-1839 1134266 Judgments 1840-1841 1134265 Judgments 1841-1843 1134264 Judgments 1843-1844 1134252 Judgments 1844-1847 1134262 Judgments 1847-1850 1134269 Judgments 1851-1854 1134260 Judgments 1854-1857 1134259 Judgments 1857-1858 1134258 Judgments 1858-1860 1134257 Judgments 1861-1866 1134256 Judgments 1866-1867 1134255 Judgments 1867-1868 1134263 Judgments 1869-1870 1134098 Judgments 1871-1873 1134177 Judgments 1874-1875 1134084 Judgments 1876-1878 1134085 Judgments 1878-1880 1134086 Judgments 1881-1883 1134087 Judgments 1884-1886 1134088 Judgments 1886-1888 1134115 Judgments 1888-1890 1134301 Judgments 1891-1892 1134122 Judgments 1892-1893 1134136 Judgments 1894-1895 1134113 Judgments 1895-1897 1134142 Judgments 1897 1134141 Judgments 1898 1134140 Judgments 1899-1900 1134139 Judgments 1901-1902 1134127 Judgments 1902-1904 1134137 Judgments 1904-1908 1134144 Judgments 1908-1910 1134135 Judgments 1911-1931 1134134