Charlottesville (Va.) Circuit Court

Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III, and was established in 1762. The county seat of Albemarle County, Charlottesville was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1888.

Jefferson Monroe Levy (April 16, 1852 - March 6, 1924) was a New York Congressman and real estate speculator who bought Thomas Jefferson's Monticello near Charlottesville, Va. in 1879. He restored and improved the ailing house and sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation in 1923.

From the guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Deeds, 1888-1917 (bulk 1888-1916), (The Library of Virginia)

Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of George III, and was established in 1762. Charlottesville was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1888.

Individuals dying with a written will died testate. After the death of an individual, his or her will was brought into court, where two of the subscribing witnesses swore that the document was genuine. After the will was proved, the executor was bonded to carry out his or her duties to settle the estate. The court then ordered the will to be recorded.

From the guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925, (The Library of Virginia)

Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case.

Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III, and was established in 1762. The county seat of Albemarle County, Charlottesville was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1888.

From the guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1889-1926 (bulk 1889-1913), (The Library of Virginia)