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Middlesex County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1754-1919, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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.

Middlesex County (Va.) County Court Order Books, 1673-1786 consist of 16 volumes of County Court Order Books. The County Court Order Books cover the years 1673-1726, 1745-1786. The Index Cards to County Orders are for Order Book entitled Orders, 1721-1726.

Middlesex County (Va.) Court Records, 1821-1848. The collection contains 17 documents removed from Middlesex County court records: a copy of a Gloucester County deed between Francis Whiting and Stanley Hudnall, 1821; a letter from a chancery cause with the surname Berry, 1839; a copy of a court order to record a deed, 1839; a notice to take the deposition of Carter Braxton and others for a Superior Court of Law and Chancery case Administrator of John Bassett vs. Richard Jones and wife and others, 1839; a copy, 1842, of a deed of manumission from Benjamin Hurd freeing his wife Betsy, and her two children Joshua and Moses, 1842, and three judgments in debt against the estate of Hurd, 1843; nine letters to the law firm McGill and Woodward pertaining to debts owed to a Baltimore firm, Magruder and Dalrymple, 1842-1845; a subpoena from the chancery cause Gatewood's Administrator vs. Montague and others, 1845; a judgment, Sarah Kerr vs. Executor of John R. Carlton, 1847; and a judgment, Larkin Hundley vs. Administrator of Parry, 1848.

Middlesex County (Va.) Deeds and Surveys, 1679-1831 (bulk 1735-1820) includes six Deed Books in this collection covering the years 1679-1720 and 1740-1785. There is one Survey Book for the years 1735-1807, which includes a plat with most of the surveys. There are two boxes of loose deeds for the dates 1751-1820, 1827, and 1831.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory of Thomas Gates (Gattes), 1694 May 14, consisting of five hourse, six barrels of Indian corn, two wooden bowls, spoons, and other household items.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of John Walker Lying and Being the County of Spotsylvania, 1745 June 4. Consists of a list of 13 slaves and livestock. One of the slaves, Randolph, is identified as a carpenter.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of John Walker Lying and Being the County of Middlesex, 1745 Apr. 19. The inventory includes furniture, books, implements and utensils, clothing, Madeira wine, strong beer, tobacco, livestock, and one slave.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Philip Warwick, 1744 Feb. 5. The inventory includes six slaves, furniture, shoemaker's tools, implements and utensils, and livestock.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Richard Willis, 1700 Feb. 4. The inventory includes 38 slaves, detailed lists of clothing, a room by room list of furniture and furnishings, livestock, and a list of oustanding debts.

Middlesex County (Va.) Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Robert Daniel (Daniell), 1721 Apr. 4. The inventory includes 12 slaves, furniture, livestock, tobacco, implements and utensils.