Loudoun County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Loudoun County was named for John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early portion of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759. It was formed from Fairfax County in 1757.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Tax and Fiscal Records, 1937-1974, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County.

An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1844-1861, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed from Fairfax County in 1757.

In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Virginia, the term "tithable" referred to a person who paid (or for whom someone else paid) one of the taxes imposed by the General Assembly for the support of civil government in the colony. In colonial Virginia, a poll tax or capitation tax was assessed on free white males, African American slaves, and Native American servants (both male and female), all age sixteen or older. Owners and masters paid the taxes levied on their slaves and servants. For a more detailed history of tithables, consult "Colonial tithables" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1758-1786., (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was named for John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early portion of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759. It was formed from Fairfax County in 1757.

Waterford was founded about 1733 by Amos Janney, a Quaker from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Known as Janney's Mill until the 1780s, the early commercial center then became the village of Waterford. It was officially incorporated by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1836. Waterford was the second largest town in Loudoun County prior to the Civil War. Waterford unincorprated in 1936.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Waterford Town Council Minute Book, 1891-1911, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was named for John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759. It was formed from Fairfax County in 1757. The county seat is Leesburg.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Militia Records, 1812-1832, (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.

Loudoun County was named for John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759. It was formed from Fairfax County in 1757. The county seat is Leesburg.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1758-1912 (bulk 1786-1912), (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Deposition, 17 Sept. 1842, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Will Books, 1751-1788, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed from Fairfax County in 1757. The county is named for John Campbell, fourth earl of Loudoun, who was commander of British forces in North America during the early part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1756 to 1759.

Prior to 1853, when the Commonwealth began recording vital statistics, Virginia marriages were recorded at the county or city level. Beginning in 1661, in order to be married by license, the groom was required to go before the county clerk and give bond with security that there was no lawful reason to prevent the marriage. The bond was pledged, with two or more sufficient securities (or witnesses), but no money was exchanged. The license, issued then by the clerk, was given to the minister who performed the service. The practice of bonding was discontinued in 1849, although in some communities bonds were pledged into the 1850s. This practice insured against legal action should the marriage not take place, if either party declined to go through with the union, or if one of the parties was found to be ineligible for marriage--if either the bride or groom was already married or was underage and lacked approval to wed.

According to Virginia law, individuals under the age of twenty-one needed the consent of a parent or guardian to marry. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, officials were especially concerned about females under the age of 16 marrying without consent. County clerks were not authorized to issue a marriage license without certificate (permission) from the parent, master or guardian. In the nineteenth century, a parent or guardian could give consent verbally to the clerk of the court, or provide written consent in front of one to two witnesses; the consent was then delivered to the county clerk.

The original bonds and consents, from which these volumes were compiled, were created by the County Court.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Marriage Bonds, Consents, Ordination Bonds and Index, 1772-1852 (bulk 1785-1852), (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Summons, 1769, (The Library of Virginia)

Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County.

From the guide to the Loudoun County (Va.) Will Books, 1751-1788, (The Library of Virginia)