County court order books contain records of all matters brought before the court while in session. The information contained in these records may not appear elsewhere. The order books typically provide a synopsis of court cases in a relatively organized format. Records you may find include appointments of local officials and militia officers, records of legal disputes, appointments of guardians for minors, apprenticeships of minors authorized by overseers of the poor, naturalizations, road orders, and the register of free Negroes.
This volume contains records from Essex County, Virginia Deeds and Wills Book, 1701–1703, beginning on page 72 through page 137, for courts held 22 January 1700 through 11 November 1702/3. An every-name and place index adds to the value of this work.
Ruth and Sam Sparacio
(1991), 2016, paper, 114 pp.
ISBN: 9781680343427
101-S0342
