Westmoreland County, Virginia Orders, 1724-1726

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Order books cover matters coming before the court such as probate, appointment of guardians and administrators of estates; appointments of county officers such as surveyors, consta bles, persons to take tithables, persons to inventory and appraise an estate; petitions to build a mill, build a road; adjudgements of the ages of slaves; cases of thievery, assault, and bastardy; and chancery cases. Matters of probate include date the will was presented and statements by the widow or others that an individual had died without a will. There are also civil cases dealing with debt and with punishment of runaway indentured servants. Holly G. Wright 2007, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 210 pp.ISBN: 9781680346282 101-D7501 Show more