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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 25 October 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1013632-1013633, 1096466-1096467, 1096493 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907) 1013632-1013633, 1096466-1906467, 1096493 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 boxes and 3 v. English Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907). Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.

Historical Information

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Justices of the Peace were first known as Commissions of the Peace when this position was formed in 1623. The Commissioners of the Peace replaced the Commanders of Plantations who served from 1607 to 1629. The name Justices of the Peace was used from 1662 through 1974, when they were replaced by Magistrates. They traditionally had both civil and criminal jurisdictions. They served other functions, including performing coroners and lunacy inquisitions; and performing civil marriages. Until 1869, justices served as both judges of the county court and as individual justices; since then they have only served as justices.

Scope and Content

Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907), consists of Magistrates Executions, Constable's Executions Returned, and Cases Disposed of by Justices.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Warren County Geographical Names: Warren County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Warren County Contents List Magistrates Executions, 1850 circa and 1880 circa

Barcode Number 1013633 contains Magistrates Executions from the 1850s and 1880s, Box 244. Barcode Number 1013632 contains Magistrates Executions from the 1880s, Box 245.

Constable's Executions Returned, 1882-1907

Barcode Number 1096466 contain Constable's Executions Returned, 1882-1895. Barcode Number 1096467 contains Constable's Executions Returned, 1896-1907.

Cases Disposed of by Justices, 1888-1893

This volume contains civil and criminal records.