I think you should check the court order to take the inventory which should
be in the county order book. It might give a clue about the delay.
HBG
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From: "nelhatch" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 1:09 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] A niggly question..............
> Good morning, y'all
>
> I have a question for which I can think of no reasonable answer so will
> check in with the experts.
>
> My man died 1816 in VA [will entered into probate] yet his inventory was
> not taken until 1822.
>
> This man died rather young, leaving 6 young children, the youngest being 1
> yr old. His inventory showed he owned 4 slaves and the usual collection of
> household "stuff."
>
> What would be the circumstances that would delay an inventory for that
> long? My overall experience has been that these were taken relatively soon
> after the individual died.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Nel Hatcher
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> On 8/3/2011 12:24 PM, Brooks, Vincent (LVA) wrote:
>> The Library of Virginia (LVA) is pleased to announce the availability of
>> additional Prince Edward County chancery causes. The images have been
>> added to the Chancery Records Index
>> <http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/> (CRI) on Virginia
>> Memory<http://www.virginiamemory.com/> . The newly added Prince Edward
>> County chancery images span the years 1754 through 1883. Combined with
>> the previously released images for Prince Edward County, the locality's
>> chancery causes have been digitized for the years 1754 through 1913.
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>> This locality joins forty-eight counties and cities whose chancery
>> causes have been digitally reformatted and made available through the
>> Library's innovative Circuit Court Records Preservation Program, which
>> seeks to preserve the historic records of Virginia's Circuit Courts.
>>
>> To date, The Library of Virginia has posted over 5.6 million digital
>> chancery images. Additional localities are presently being scanned and
>> will be posted in the coming months. However, because of reductions to
>> the Library of Virginia's budget in recent years, the pace of the
>> agency's digital chancery projects will necessarily proceed more slowly.
>> Please know these projects remain a very high priority for the agency
>> and it is hoped that the initiative can be resumed in full when the
>> economy and the agency's budget situation improve. Please see the
>> Chancery Records Index for a listing of the available locality chancery
>> collections.
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>> 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.
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