King George County, Virginia Court Orders, 1754-1756
Heritage Books
ISBN13:
9780788422973
$26.66
This volume contains detailed abstracts of court orders, 1754-1756 (original pages: 308-627), which covered matters coming before the court such as probate, appointment of guardians and administrators of estates; appointments of county officers such as surveyors, constables, persons to take tithables, persons to inventory and appraise an estate; petitions to build a mill, build a road; adjudgements of the ages of slaves; cases of thievery, assault, and bastardy; chancery cases. Matters of probate include the date the will was presented and statements by the widow or others that an individual had died without a will. There are also civil cases dealing with debt and punishment of runaway indentured servants. These court orders often replace missing probate and land records and should be a vital part of your research. The original page number is given at the end of each entry. Punctuation has been added in numerous instances for clarity. An index to full-names and places adds to the value of this work. (2007), 2022, 51/2x81/2, paper, index, 210 pp.
- | Author: Mary Marshall Brewer
- | Publisher: Heritage Books
- | Publication Date: Apr 15, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0788422979
- | ISBN-13: 9780788422973
- Author:
- Mary Marshall Brewer
- Publisher:
- Heritage Books
- Publication Date:
- Apr 15, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 208 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0788422979
- ISBN-13:
- 9780788422973