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'''1777-1802:''' High court of chancery. This court had appellate authority over chancery cases from the county courts until 1802. This court was replaced by the superior courts of chancery from 1802 to 1831. | '''1777-1802:''' High court of chancery. This court had appellate authority over chancery cases from the county courts until 1802. This court was replaced by the superior courts of chancery from 1802 to 1831. | ||
The Library of Virginia has an [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Index to the Chancery Court Records ] | The Library of Virginia has an [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Index to the Chancery Court Records ]online. There are over 188,000 cases indexed in the database and a total of 3,216,694 images of chancery causes available online. | ||
'''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> | ||
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Some [[Virginia]] court records have been published. An excellent example is: | Some [[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, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258900&disp=Chronicles+of+the+Scotch%2DIrish+settlem%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.5916 F2c; films 162043-44].) | *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, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258900&disp=Chronicles+of+the+Scotch%2DIrish+settlem%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.5916 F2c; films 162043-44].) | ||
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, Virginia: R. & S. Sparacio, 1993–1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=645782&disp=Surname+index+of+Antient+Press+publicati%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 P22s].) Indexes Albemarle, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fredricksburg 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. | *Sparacio, Ruth and Sam Sparacio. ''Surname Index of Antient Press Publications''. 11 volumes. McLean, Virginia: R. & S. Sparacio, 1993–1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=645782&disp=Surname+index+of+Antient+Press+publicati%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 P22s].) Indexes Albemarle, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fredricksburg 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. | ||
'''CD Virginia Court Records''' | |||
*Martin, William B. ''An Index to the Virginia Reports from Jefferson to 33rd Grattan''. CD-ROM. Produced by [http://www.archivecdbooksusa.com/ Archive CD Books USA]. [Includes subject and plaintiff/defendant indexes.] | |||
'''Online Virginia Court Records''' | '''Online Virginia Court Records''' | ||