Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979. Local government records collection, Winchester (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
14 boxes
Creator:
Winchester (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979. Local government records collection, Winchester (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Business Records,Corporations,Partnerships; Clerks' Records; Court Records; Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Health and Medical Records; Land Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Military and Pension Records; Public Buildings and Grounds; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Treasurer; Wills.

Lis Pendens(1894-1895); Unrecorded Deeds(1800-1935); Oaths(1905, 1957); Factors Lien(1964), Mechanics Liens(1894-1950); Homestead Papers/List of Heirs(1815-1938)

Judgments, Commonwealth Causes, executions, bonds, promissory notes, vouchers, accounts, and other exhibits re: judgment suits; Jury Records: Petit Jury Ballots; Clerk's Records: List of writings admitted to record; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Tax and Fiscal Records: Ordinary Bonds; W.W. Sperry's Accounts; Wills: Will of Jacob Hoffman, 1845.

Warrants and Summons; Executions; Warrants; Delinquent Lands; Insolvent Papers

Land Records: Deeds, Lis Pendens: Court Records: Criminal papers, Jury records, summons, court finance, warrants, affidavits, executions; Tax and Fiscal Records: Corporation claims, Insolvent papers, and miscellaneous; Fiduciary Records: Estate accounts. Justice of the Peace Records: Warrants; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths: Officials' Bonds; Miscellaneous Records: Power of Attorney, mechanics liens; Business Records,Corporations,Partnerships: Mount Hebron Cemetery Company Receipts, 1844 circa; Clerks' Records: Correspondence; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Birth Index Cards, 1850-1900 circa.

License Returns, Delinquent Taxes, Bonds, Justice Reports, and Personal Papers of Richard L. Gray

Court Records: judgments, Commonwealth Causes, Peace and recognizance bonds; Inventories of ardent spirits in local pharmacies re: Prohibition; Clerks' Records; Public Buildings and Grounds; Tax and Fiscal Records; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Election Records; Military and Pension Records: militia draught, 1806; Revolutionary War claim, 1819. Unprocessed

Court Records: Clerks' Records, judgments, Commonwealth Causes, criminal records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Fiduciary Records; Election Records; Health and Medical Records: Lunacy Papers, 1906

List of Conveyances, Death Register, Delinquent Lands, Insolvent Capitation and Property, Marriage Licenses

Record of Delinquent Taxes and Payments, 1875-1878 and Record of Marriage Bonds, 1790-1809

Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Court Records; Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Miscellaneous Records; Military and Pension Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Treasurer. Includes some Circuit Court of Frederick County.

Election Records, Court Records. Includes some Circuit Court of Frederick County.

Biographical / historical:

The city of Winchester, in Frederick County, was first known as Opequon, then as Frederick's Town (or Fredericktown), and, finally, on establishment as a town in 1752, as Winchester. According to tradition, one of the town's founders, James Wood, named the town in honor of his birthplace in England. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1874.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Winchester (Va.)
Physical location:
Library of Virginia