Essex County (Va.) Records, 1677-1940, undated

Essex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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Essex County was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county was named probably for the English county or perhaps for Algernon Capell, second earl of Essex. When an individual acts as a trustee for another, the relationship is described as a fiduciary one. The protection of inherited property (both real and personal) was an important reason for the creation of court records. When minor children (under the age of thirteen) survived a parent, a guardian was app...

Essex County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

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Virginia. General Court

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The General Courts of Virginia are part of the Judicial Branch of the Commonwealth's government. From the guide to the Writ of capias ad satisfaciendum against Henry Halstead, 1779 April 30, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) None available. From the guide to the Certificate of Naturalization to Mattern Sparr, 1767 April 21, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Essex Counry (Va.) Superior Court of Law.

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Essex County (Va.) Superior Court of Chancery.

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Essex County (Va.) County Court.

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