PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi00782::A Guide to the Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979)//EN" "vi00782.xml" A Guide to the Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979 Winchester (Va.) Records 1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2018 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created in EAD by Greg Crawford, 3 January 2018 Description is in English A Guide to the Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454

Library of Virginia 2018 Partially processed. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979 1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454 Library of Virginia 14 boxes English Winchester (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Winchester (Va.)

Biographical Information

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.

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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Winchester Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

Contents List Records, 1815-1950:

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)

Records, 1786-1914 circa:

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.

Court Records; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1820-1900 circa:

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

 Records, 1808-1957:

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.

Court Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Miscellaneous Records, 1825-1895

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

 Marriage License Applications, Election Returns and Oaths, Inheritance Taxes and Settlements, 1872-1955: Records, 1786-1925 circa:

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

Records, 1850-1926 circa:

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

Records, 1864-1906:

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

Opequon Township Records; City of Winchester Tax Book, 1871-1886 Record of Delinquent Taxes and Payments; Record of Marriage Bonds, 1790-1878:

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

Records, 1850-1900:

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, 1904-1933, undated:

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