Henrico County, Virginia Court Order Book, 1755-1762

This manuscript volume of records of the proceedings of the Henrico County Court is held in the Archives of the Library of Virginia, and is an order book with each entry representing an action of the court. This volume covers courts (sessions) held beginning 3 Nov 1755 and ending 6 Dec 1762, and consists of 697 pages. The entries in the book are during the reign of George II (11 Jun 1727 - 25 Oct 1760) and George III (beginning 25 Oct 1760) but the entries rarely make reference to the King by name. During the time covered by this volume, the de facto Governor of the Colony was Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant to two absentee governors (1751-1758), followed by Francis Fauquier (1758-1768).

This book has never been transcribed or abstracted, but contains considerable information of value to historians and genealogists. There is some overlap with a volume of deeds and wills recorded in the years 1750-1767. Some original documents were recovered and placed in volumes called Miscellaneous Records. The dates covered by this volume correspond to documents found in Volumes 5 and 6 of that series (pages 1711-1886).

2023, 8.5" x 10.5", index, 260 pp.

107-HNOB55