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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi03242#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi03242","ead_ssi":"vi_vi03242","_root_":"vi_vi03242","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi03242","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi03242.xml","title_ssm":["Grayson County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1795-1930 (bulk 1870-1912)"],"title_tesim":["Grayson County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1795-1930 (bulk 1870-1912)"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Grayson County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1795-1930 (bulk 1870-1912)"],"text":["Grayson County (Va.) 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According to Black's Law Dictionary they are \"administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law.\" A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case; however, the judge is basing the decision on findings compiled and documented by Commissioners. Chancery causes are useful when researching local history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories.","Locality History: Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County by a statute adopted on 7 November 1792. The county court first met on 21 May 1793. A portion of Patrick County was added in 1810. The county seat is Independence.","Grayson County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1795-1930, were processed by field processors and C. Freed, J. Porter, L. Jones, S. Bagley, and G. Crawford and completed in 2018. At this time, there are no plans to reprocess and index the 1913-1930 records.","Digital images of Chancery Causes 1795-1899 were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2019.","Digital images of Chancery Causes 1900-1912 were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2024-2025.","Encoded by G. Crawford: August 2020; updated by C. Collins: April 2024; updated by M. Mason: April 2025","Additional Grayson County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","Grayson County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1795-1930, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. 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Mason, July 2026"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi06670\"\u003eGrayson County (Va.) Certificates of Importation\u003c/extref\u003e \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi06671\"\u003eGrayson County (Va.) Petitions to Remain in the Commonwealth\u003c/extref\u003e \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi06672\"\u003eGrayson County (Va.) 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Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\""],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGrayson County (Va.) Free and Enslaved Records,1824-1846, consist of \"Free Negro\" Tax Records, 1837-1840; and \"Runaway\" Records, 1824-1846.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFree Negro\" Tax Records, 1837-1839, consist of three \"\"Lists of Free Negroes and Mulattoes\", 1837,1839,1840, which are lists compiled by the commissioner of the revenue for tax purposes. The list includes the full name of each individual and their occupation. 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