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, records of legal disputes such as property disputes, estate disputes, and disputes involving slaves and servants, certificates granted for apprehending runaway servants and delivering letters, and much more. This information is similar to our present day small claims and civil courts. This volume contains entries from Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book 1652-1665 beginning on page 415 and ending on page 450 for Courts held June 20, 1665 through August 20, 1666; and Northumberland County Order Book 1666-1678 beginning on page 1 and ending on page 78 for Courts held October 10, 1666 through November 20, 1669.
Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio
(?), 2016, 8.5" x 11", paper, index, 116 pp.
ISBN: 9781680340839
101-S0083
