In my limited experience, Chancery cases involve equities not illegal 
actions such as felony. That would be dealt with in criminal or circuit 
court. A book on court records might have the case.

On 1/6/2011 2:42 PM, Julie Blackwood Stewart wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I am looking for any information on where I might look to find the court
> case of Elizabeth BLACKWOOD and William LAWRENCE.
> The court case took place Sept. 1806 in Shenandoah County, VA.   The
> information I have is that Elizabeth BLACKWOOD committed assault on
> William LAWRENCE.  She was sentenced to 2 years in jail plus a 1,500
> fine.  I found this information on a personal web-site and have not
> been able to confirm the information. I contacted the Virginia State
> Library, and they did not find this case in the chancery records.  Would
> an assault case even be in the chancery records?  Any information or
> ideas on where I can search will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Julie Blackwood Stewart
>
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