PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05679::A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated)//EN" "vi05679.xml" A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated 1176512, 1120238, 1176519 Mary Ann Mason Library of Virginia © 2022 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Mary Ann Mason, 10 Feb 2022 Description is in English 2022-02-09 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode number 1176512, 1120238, 1176519 Mary Ann Mason

Library of Virginia 2022 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated Barcode numbers 1176512, 1120238, 1176519 Library of Virginia 1.9 cu. ft. (3 boxes) English Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Goochland County (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated. Local government records collection, Goochland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. It was formed from Henrico County in 1728.

Estrays were stray livestock found wandering. An inquest was held to determine the value of the livestock in order to reimburse the person who had found and cared for the animal. The report generally includes a physical description of the animal as well as an assessed monetary value.

Scope and Content

GoochlandCounty (Va.) Estray Records, 1730-1900 circa, undated, contains various loose records giving public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals. Enteries generally indicate by whom the animal was taken up, before what justice the person went and when, and the description and appraisement (value) of the animal.

Contents List Wills; Estrays; Bonds; Warrants; Petitions; Public Buildings 1730-1900 circa

These Estray records are also housed with Wills, officials bonds, forthcoming bonds, escape warrants, mill writs and petitions, and public buildings and grounds papers.

Executions; Estray notices; Bounty Warrants; Receipts undated Estrays; Power of Attorney; Officials Bonds 1750-1900 circa