Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1823-1849. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Roanoke County was named for the Roanoke River. The name is an Indian word meaning shell money. The county was named from Botetourt County in 1838, and part of Montgomery County was added later.

These records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Scope and Content

Roanoke County (Va.) Court Records, 1823-1849. The collection contains seven documents removed from Roanoke County court records: a deed between William Richards, John Lister, and Jacob Helms, 1823; a letter from G.W. Wingfield to Frederick Johnston, 1829; a subpoena from the chancery cause George Dillard, etc. vs. Louisa Dillard, widow of Charles Dillard, etc., 1841; a Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Court of Appeals ruling, 1845, on a Botetourt County Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery decree from the chancery cause John Campbell vs. Executor of William Rowland; a letter, 1845, from A. S. Broaddus to F. Johnston pertaining to the estate of Charles Dillard; an answer, 1842, from the chancery cause John Faris vs. Henry Martin; and a letter from John McClanahan to J. Bushong with information about the sale of some tobacco, 1849.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Roanoke County court records can be found on microfilm and in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Replevin--Virginia.
• Tobacco--Virginia--Roanoke County.

Geographical Names:

• Roanoke County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery causes--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Decrees--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Deeds--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Subpoenas--Virginia--Roanoke County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.
• Greenbrier County (W. Va.) Court of Appeals.

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