A Guide to the Halifax (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1811-1895
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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914
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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...
Halifax County (Va.). Circuit Court.
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Halifax County was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752. From the guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Ordinary Bond, 1752, (The Library of Virginia) Halifax County was formed in 1752 from Lunenburg County. From the guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Commonwealth Cause, Commonwealth vs. Jack [Slave], April 1802, (The Library of Virginia) The Virginia Constitution of 1870 mandated Virginia's first statewide public school...
