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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 10 June 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1047413, 1047781, 1178739-1178740 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900 1047413, 1047781, 1178739-1178740 Library of Virginia 4 boxes--3 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1047781) found at Library of Virginia. English Henrico County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900. Local government records collection, Henrico County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Henrico County.

Historical Information

Henrico County was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I. The county was one of the eight original shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634.

All county court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing. Many records were destroyed by British troops during the Revolutionary War. Post-Revolutionary War county court records exist. Almost all circuit superior court of law and chancery and circuit court records were destroyed by fire during the evacuation of Richmond on 3 April 1865, during the Civil War. The county's circuit court held its sessions at the state courthouse in Richmond.

Scope and Content

Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900, consist of the following series: Miscellaneous Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Court Records (subfield series Judgments and Criminal Records), Fiduciary Records, Road and Bridge Records, Land Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Board of Supervisors Records), Military and Pension Records, Election Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths and Justice of the Peace Records.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Henrico County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Henrico County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Henrico County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Henrico County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Henrico County. Geographical Names: Henrico County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Henrico County. Contents List Records, circa 1808-1890

Miscellaneous Records: Estray papers; Tax and Fiscal Records; Court Records: Judgments, Criminal Records, Writs, etc.; Fiduciary Records; Road and Bridge Records - UNPROCESSED.

Records, circa 1801-1880

Court Records: Judgments (Forthcoming bonds, attachment bonds, indemnifying bonds, suspending bonds, etc.), Miscellaneous Criminal Records; Land Records: Boundary Line Establishments, Deeds, Inquisitions on Escheated Land, Miscellaneous Land Records; Miscellaneous Records: Notary Public Reports, Powers of Attorney; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Reports; Military and Pension Records: Militia Roll (1854), Militia Bonds; Tax and Fiscal Records: Ordinary Bonds and Licenses and Miscellaneous Tax and Fiscal Records; Election Records: Election District Boundary Reports (1852) and Miscellaneous Election Records; Bond/Commission/Oaths; County Administrative Records: Board of Superviors Records: Road and Bridge Records: Road Commissioner and Road Viewer Reports.

Records, circa 1817-1900

Justice of the Peace Records: Executions, 1881-1883; Court Records: Judgments: Executions, 1870 -1874, 1888; Extracts of Judgments, 1868-1901 ca.; Judgments Docketed to Constitute a Lien on Real Estate, 1874-1882; Miscellaneous Records: Estrays, 1820 ca. UNPROCESSED.

Records, circa 1888-1900

Tax and Fiscal Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records. UNPROCESSED.