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Library of Virginia

Accomack County (Va.) Fiduciary Records and Wills, 1678-1862 circa, undated

6.79 cu. ft. (13 boxes)

Accomack County (Va.) Fiduciary Records and Wills, 1678-1862 circa, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

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Accomack County (Va.) Fiduciary Records and Wills, 1678-1862 circa, undated 6.79 cu. ft. (13 boxes)

Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Accomack County (Va.) Fiduciary Records and Wills, 1678-1862 circa, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Library of Virginia

Accomack County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions and Test Oath, 1740-1777

Accomack County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions and Test Oath, 1740-1777, records the appointment of individuals to a court of oyer and terminer whose purpose was to try slaves accused of committing capital offenses. Information found in the commissions include the names of individuals appointed to the court, names of slaves to be tried, names of slaveowners, crimes committed by slaves, and trial dates. The collection also includes a test oath the justices were required to take before they could serve on the court of oyer and terminer.

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Accomack County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions and Test Oath, 1740-1777

Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Accomack County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions and Test Oath, 1740-1777, records the appointment of individuals to a court of oyer and terminer whose purpose was to try slaves accused of committing capital offenses. Information found in the commissions include the names of individuals appointed to the court, names of slaves to be tried, names of slaveowners, crimes committed by slaves, and trial dates. The collection also includes a test oath the justices were required to take before they could serve on the court of oyer and terminer.

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