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'''1788-1808'''<nowiki>: District courts (I). These courts handled non-capital crimes, major civil cases, and equity cases until 1808. They were replaced by the superior courts of law from 1809 to 1831. The superior courts of law met in each county. The first set of district courts had 18 districts.</nowiki> | '''1788-1808'''<nowiki>: District courts (I). These courts handled non-capital crimes, major civil cases, and equity cases until 1808. They were replaced by the superior courts of law from 1809 to 1831. The superior courts of law met in each county. The first set of district courts had 18 districts.</nowiki> | ||
'''1802-1831:''' | '''1802-1831:''' Superior courts of chancery. These courts met at the district level. They were combined with the superior courts of law in 1831 to form the circuit superior courts of law and chancery. | ||
'''1808-1831'''<nowiki>: Superior courts of law. These courts assumed the duties of district courts and met at the county level. Superior courts of law were merged with the superior courts of chancery in 1831 to form the circuit superior courts of law and chancery.</nowiki> | '''1808-1831'''<nowiki>: Superior courts of law. These courts assumed the duties of district courts and met at the county level. Superior courts of law were merged with the superior courts of chancery in 1831 to form the circuit superior courts of law and chancery.</nowiki> | ||
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Most of the early council and general court records have been lost or destroyed. A few surviving records have been published (see [[Virginia Public Records]] for more information). | Most of the early council and general court records have been lost or destroyed. A few surviving records have been published (see [[Virginia Public Records]] for more information). | ||
Most of the pre-1865 county, district, and circuit court records have been transferred to the Library of Virginia. The | Most of the pre-1865 county, district, and circuit court records have been transferred to the Library of Virginia. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of most of these. For example, from Fairfax County, the Library has indexes to court orders and minute books, 1749-1871, on more than 600 microfiche and has the court order books, 1749-1867, on microfilm. This includes surname and subject indexes. | ||
Some [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]] court records have been published. An excellent example is: | Some [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] court records have been published. An excellent example is: | ||
*Chalkley, Lyman. ''Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1754-1800''. Three Volumes. 1912. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. {{ | *Chalkley, Lyman. ''Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1754-1800''. Three Volumes. 1912. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. Online at: {{FSC|258900|item|disp=FamilySearch}}, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ Rootsweb]. | ||
An index to 214 court record abstracts of deeds, wills, order books, fee books, tithables, account books, and digests for 18 counties and cities is: | An index to 214 court record abstracts of deeds, wills, order books, fee books, tithables, account books, and digests for 18 counties and cities is: | ||
*Sparacio, Ruth and Sam Sparacio. ''Surname Index of Antient Press Publications''. 11 volumes. McLean, Va.: R. & S. Sparacio, 1993–1997. {{ | *Sparacio, Ruth and Sam Sparacio. ''Surname Index of Antient Press Publications''. 11 volumes. McLean, Va.: R. & S. Sparacio, 1993–1997. {{FSC|645782|title-id|disp=975.5 P22s}}.) Indexes Albemarle, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fredericksburg City, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, Madison, Middlesex, Northumberland, Orange, Petersburg City, Prince William, (Old) Rappahannock, Richmond, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties. These volumes cover surnames A through Zui in the alphabet. The second series has not been completely printed. Contact the [http://antientpress.com/ publishing company] to have it searched. | ||
A [http://books.google.com/books?id=0Hs8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q&f=false List of Virginia Lawyers] was published in 1851. | A [http://books.google.com/books?id=0Hs8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q&f=false List of Virginia Lawyers] was published in 1851. | ||
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'''Online Virginia Court Records''' | '''Online Virginia Court Records''' | ||
*[ | *[https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/ Library of Virginia collections] | ||
*County Road Orders<br>Put the line below into Google search:<br>site: [http://www.virginiadot.org/ Virginia dot] "county road orders"<br>You will be presented with titles like "Lunenburg County Road Orders, 1746-1764".<br> | *County Road Orders<br>Put the line below into Google search:<br>site: [http://www.virginiadot.org/ Virginia dot] "county road orders"<br>You will be presented with titles like "Lunenburg County Road Orders, 1746-1764".<br> | ||