Winchester (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1787-1936 (bulk 1859-1936)
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Winchester (Va.) Circuit Court.
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Winchester, in Frederick County, was known first as Opequon, then as Frederick's Town (or Fredericktown), and, finally, upon establishment as a town in 1752, as Winchester. According to tradition, one of the town's founders, James Wood, named the town in honor of his birthplace in England. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1874. From the guide to the Winchester (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1814-1857., (The Library of Virginia) ...
Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court.
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Frederick County was named for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of George II. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but the county government was not organized until 1743. Part of Augusta County was added later. The Society of Friends Crooked Run Meeting was located near the village of Nineveh about 13 miles south of Winchester in what was then Frederick County but is today Warren County. A meeting for worship was established in 1758 or earlier. A meet...
