vihart00038A Guide to the Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767-1873 SC 0136Special Collections StaffJames Madison University Libraries Special Collections

March 1994

820 Madison DriveMSC 1706Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807Telephone: (540) 568-3612library-special@jmu.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-08 07:05:35 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2013-11-21Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents Massanutten Regional Library SC 0136 /repositories/4/resources/281 0.4 cubic feet 1 box 1767-1873 The Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767-1873, consists of one box chiefly comprised of legal documents from Rockingham County and Harrisonburg. English Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

 Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collection Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767-1873, SC 0136, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

Received on deposit immediately after a February 3, 1994 contract with the Rockingham Library Association was signed. Existing organization and file headings were retained.

 Processing Information

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbring campaigin in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 3060.

 Bio/Historical Note

Contents relevant to Rockingham County and Harrisonburg from the earliest days of the county's formation.

 Scope and Content

The Rockingham Public Library Collection of Rockingham County Legal Documents, 1767-1873, consists of one box comprised chiefly of legal documents from Rockingham County and Harrisonburg. Materials include court case documents, road and bridge records, complaints, and land causes.

 Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series:

Court Cases, 1767-1839 Roads, Bridges, Mills, 1796-1851 Miscellaneous, 1778-1873 Courts -- Virginia -- Sources Court records -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- Sources Justice, Administration of Debt -- Virginia -- Rockingham County Voting -- Virginia -- Rockingham County African Americans -- Virginia -- Rockingham County American loyalists -- Biography Roads -- Virginia -- History Roads -- Rockingham County -- History Roads -- Virginia -- Maintenance and repair Roads -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History Bridges -- Virginia -- History Post roads -- Virginia -- History Railroads -- Design and construction -- Virginia -- 19th century Railroads -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Coaching (Transportation) -- Virginia -- History Transportation -- Virginia -- History Mills and mill-work -- Virginia -- Rockingham County Flour mills -- Virginia -- Rockingham County Poor -- Services for -- Virginia -- 19th century Briery Branch (Va.) Road Brocks Gap (Va.) Road Dry River (Va.) Road United States Highway 33 Great Road (Shenandoah River Valley, Va. and W. Va.) Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History Virginia -- History Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History Legal documents Massanutten Regional Library Chandler family Harrison family Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Carthrae, John Virginia. Circuit Court (Rockingham County) Virginia. Circuit Court (Rockingham County) -- Sources Rockingham County (Va.). Jail Wise-Dinkle Mill (Rockingham County, Va.) Pirkey's Mill (Rockingham County, Va.) Chrisman's Mill (Rockingham County, Va.) Mathias-Stover Mill (Rockingham County, Va.) Zirkel & Byrd Mill (Rockingham County, Va.) Court Cases1/repositories/4/archival_objects/13001767-1838Chandler, Sr., Samuel vs. Nathan Chandler; Col. Arch Rutherford vs. Charles and David Chandler and Jacob Nicholas/repositories/4/archival_objects/13031814-183111General court cases/repositories/4/archival_objects/13041767-183812Scope and Content

Armentrout, Nicholas vs. Mathias Stover, Ohio, 1818- 1832; Beard, Margaret vs. David Beard, 1824-1832; Harrison, Nath. & John Harrison vs. Archibald Looker, 1832; Basely, Haga, 1829; High, Jacob vs. Sally Knopp late Hupp admr. of John Hupp, 1810; Huling vs. Looker, 1820-1832; Looker, John vs. Henry Long, 1829-1831; Lindon [?], Thomas, Wm. Robertson vs. Wm. Dever, 1835- 1838; Peters vs. Pence, 1814-1839; Ragan, Daniel vs. M. Williams, 1821-1830; Scott, James vs. Jacob Hudlow, 1767-1822

McDowell, Miller vs. Wm. McMahon/repositories/4/archival_objects/13051810-183113Rifle, Daniel vs. John Smoot/repositories/4/archival_objects/13061824-183214Roads, Bridges, Mills2/repositories/4/archival_objects/13011796-1851Bridge/repositories/4/archival_objects/1307181815Briery Branch/repositories/4/archival_objects/13081823-182516Brocks Gap- Peaked Mtn.-Keezletown Dove's Mill Road/repositories/4/archival_objects/13091824-182617Dry River Road/repositories/4/archival_objects/13101799-183418Grist mill, Wise-Dinkle/repositories/4/archival_objects/13111796-185119Hands to work on roads/repositories/4/archival_objects/13121823-1824110Harrisonburg to Richmond, McGaheysville to Luray, Pirkey's Mill/repositories/4/archival_objects/13131822111Harrisonburg to Woodstock-Back Road/repositories/4/archival_objects/13141824-1826112Keezletown to New Market/repositories/4/archival_objects/13151825-1826113Lawyer Road, Port Republic Republic to Waynesboro/repositories/4/archival_objects/13161822-1826114Mathias Stover Mill-Fawcett, Keezletown/repositories/4/archival_objects/13171825115Mtn. Road, Chrisman's Mill/repositories/4/archival_objects/13181822-1825116Road related/repositories/4/archival_objects/13191822-1826117Road to Shenandoah County-Road past Henry Miller/repositories/4/archival_objects/13201823118Stage Road-Zirkle Byrd Mill/repositories/4/archival_objects/13211805-1822119Miscellaneous3/repositories/4/archival_objects/13021787-1892African Americans/repositories/4/archival_objects/13221778-1851120Debts/repositories/4/archival_objects/13231787-1869121Estates complaints/repositories/4/archival_objects/13241792-1858122Estray livestock/repositories/4/archival_objects/13251826-1851123Land causes/repositories/4/archival_objects/13261796-1859124Miscellaneous (mostly summonses; also list of bonds, election results, grand jury)/repositories/4/archival_objects/13271779-1873125Overseers of the Poor/repositories/4/archival_objects/13281802-1809126Railroads (Manassas Gap, Valley Branch of B&O)/repositories/4/archival_objects/13291855-1892127Rockingham County seal receipt, Harrisonburg jail/repositories/4/archival_objects/13301779-1855128Taxes/repositories/4/archival_objects/13311783-1864OV 11Tory: John Carthrae/repositories/4/archival_objects/13321787129