The Library of Virginia has completed the processing and indexing of the
Nelson County chancery causes, 1808-1860. The index has been added to
the Chancery Records Index <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/> .
These records are in original paper form and can be accessed in the
Library's Archives Research Room
<http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/Archives_and_Map_Research_Ro
oms.pdf>  on the second floor of 800 East Broad Street, Richmond.
Additional processing is currently underway on the post-1860 chancery
causes, which will be available at a later date.  

 

Chancery causes are cases that are decided on the basis of equity and
fairness as opposed to the strictly formulated rules of common law
cases.  Chancery cases are especially useful when researching local
history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions.  They
are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and
serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history.
Chancery causes often contain correspondence; property lists, including
slaves; lists of heirs; and vital statistics, along with many other
records.  Some of the more common types of chancery causes involve
divisions of the estate of a person who died intestate (without a will);
divorces; settlements of dissolved business partnerships; and
resolutions of land disputes.

If you have any comments, questions, or corrections regarding the
Chancery Records Index, please contact [log in to unmask]

 

 

Vincent T. Brooks

Senior Local Records Archivist

The Library of Virginia: Archives of the Commonwealth

800 E. Broad St.

Richmond, VA  23219

804/225-4452 (voice)

804/692-2277 (fax)

Website: http://www.lva.virginia.gov
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<http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/> 

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