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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Tracy Harter 30 August 2019 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Minute Books, 1728-1837 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Tracy Harter

Library of Virginia 2019 T. Harter, Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Goochland County (Va.) Minute Books, 1728-1837 Library of Virginia 14 volumes. English Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Goochland County (Va.) Reel 26, Minutes, 1779-1782; Reel 31, Minutes, 1803-1807; Reel 33, Minutes, 1811-1818.

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Preferred Citation

Goochland County (Va.) Minute Books, 1728-1837. Local government records collection, Goochland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Goochland County Circuit Court under an undated accession.

Processing Information:

Goochland County (Va.) Minute Books, 1728-1837, were reevaluated and, in some cases, rehoused in July 2026 by T. Harter. Gaps or missing pages were documented at this time. An accession number (4963) erroneously ascribed to two of the volumes was removed from their labels. Several volumes suffer from significant mold, bug damage, and other conditional issues.

Encoded Library of Virginia staff: 2019; edited by V. Brooks: July 2026

 Historical Information

Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. It was formed from Henrico County in 1728.

Scope and Content

Goochland County (Va.) Minute Books, 1728-1837, record all matters brought before the court on a daily basis when it was in session, including but not limited to: civil and criminal suites, appointments of county officers, appointments of guardians and administrators, deed recordings, free negro registrations, naturalization registrations, and court fees. Clerks would transfer information from minute books to appropriate order book, deed book, fiduciary book, free negro register, etc.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into a single series:

Series I: Minute Books, 1728-1837, Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

 Contents List Minute Books 1728-1837 Library of Virginia 14 volumes.

Arranged chronologically

Minute Book, 1728-1729 Minute Books, 1730-1762 Minute Books, 1762-1785 Minute Book, 1769-1771 Minute Book, Dec 1771-Aug 1772 Minute Book, Aug-Dec 1771, Dec 1772-Apr 1773 Minute Book, 1777-1779 Minute Book, 1782-1783 Minute Book, 1789-1791 Minute Book, 1792-1793 Minute Book, 1794-1795 Minute Book, 1796-1797 Minute Book, 1798-1799 Minute Book, 1833-1837