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Chancery court records document numerous of litigative causes brought forward to, or against the government in concerning estate, property, business, civil matters. Most of these records name many people who were defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, or witnesses, family members and/or relatives. In these records you may find a person's residence, occupation, physical description, family relationships, name of spouse, and some death and marriage information. Chancery court records seldom provide birth information but may give ages.  

Chancery Court records are mostly written in Latin, tend to be difficult to use because the handwriting is hard to read and they include unfamiliar legal terms.&nbsp;<br> <br>