Lynchburg (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1945.

Lynchburg (Va.) Superior Court of Chancery

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Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court

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Lynchburg was named for John Lynch, the owner of the original town site. It was established in 1786, was incorporated as a town in 1805, and became a city in 1852. Parts of Campbell and Bedford Counties were annexed to the city in 1976. The separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office is to hold inquisitions in cases when persons meet sudden, violent, unnatural or suspicious death, or death without medical attendance. The co...