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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC Record, created by Greg Crawford, 20 December 2005 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2005 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897 41008 Miscellaneous reel 4608 English Robert Alonzo Brock

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Cumberland County was formed in 1749 from Goochland County.

Scope and Content

Records, 1759-1897, of Cumberland County consist of free negro and slave records (1799), court papers related to judgments (1787, 1850, 1881) and chancery suits (1847), papers related to court finance (1809), tax and fiscal records (1759, 1775, 1894, 1897), and wills (1793, 1892.)

Free negro and slave records, 1799, consist of a list of the number of slaves over twent and under fifty owned in the First Cumberland Assessment District. The list records the name of the slave-owner, name of superintendant, residence, and number of slaves.

Copy of a bill, 1847, in the chancery cause Widow of John B. Seay versus Administratix of Thomas T. Mayo and others heard in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Copies of John Woodson's will, 1793 and Elvira Jackson's will, 1892.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Location of Originals

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Related Material

See also Cumberland County chancery suit entitled Widow of John B. Seay versus Heirs of Thomas T. Mayo and others found in the Local Government Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1848-023.

Access Terms Corporate Name Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subject Terms African Americans--History--To 1863. African Americans--Virginia--Cumberland County. Equity--Virginia--Cumberland County. Judgments--Virginia--Cumberland County. Public records--Virginia--Cumberland County. Slaves--United States. Slaves--Virginia--Cumberland County. Geographic Terms Cumberland County (Va.)--History. Record Type Claims--Virginia--Cumberland County. Courts of chancery--Virginia--Cumberland County. Judicial records--Virginia--Cumberland County. Wills--Virginia--Cumberland County. Added Entry - Personal Name Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.