Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970

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:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Henry County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970. Local government records collection, Henry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Henry County (Va.) Records, circa 1805-1970, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Clerk's Records and Judgments), Military and Pension Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Treasurer's Records and Sheriff's Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Miscellaneous Records, Election Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Wills, School Records, Township Records, Business Records, Census Records, Organization Records and Justice of the Peace Records.

Court Records: Criminal Records: Common Law Criminal Cases [276-402]; Military and Pension Records: Pension Applications Disallowed (mostly Civil War) and some information on Confederate Burial Expenses, (1902-1934); Land Records: Maps and Surveys (1900-1942).

Court Records: Criminal Records; Tax and Fiscal--Dog Tax; Fiduciary Records: Fiduciary Accounts; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records; Court Records: Clerk's Records: Clerk's Form Book. (Unprocessed.)

Court Records: Unspecified Court; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records: Criminal Records and Judgments, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records. (Unprocessed.)

Court Records: Unspecified Court, Criminal Records and Judgments; Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records.

Court Records: Unspecified Court: Criminal Records and Judgments; Tax and Fiscal Records, Court Records: Clerk's Records; Court Records: Judgments: Executions; Court Records: Criminal Records: Affidavits for Search Warrants; Miscellaneous Records: Powers of Attorney, Election Records: Petitions of Qualified Voters and Notices of Candidacy for Office--mostly 1950s and 1960s.

Court Records: Unspecified Court and Criminal Records; Fiduciary Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Applications for Marriage Licenses (1930s); County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Records: Report of Superintendent of Poor, 1873.

Election Records; Wills; School Records; Township Records; Business Records; Census Records; Organization Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Justice of the Peace Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records, Treasurer's Records and Sheriff's Records.

Biographical / historical:

Henry County was named for Patrick Henry, the first governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. The county was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1776. The county court first met on 20 January 1777. Part of Patrick County was added on 19 February 1858.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Henry County.
Physical location:
State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
7 boxes