Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Jury Records, 1837-1870 that were transferred in accession 53810 under the title “Greensville County Dead Papers” and in adjacent boxes have undergone minimal processing. All records remain tri-folded or in original bundles and may be fragile. Contact Archives Research services for availability.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Greensville County (Va.) Jury Records, 1837-1870. Local government records collection, Greensville County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a 2023 transfer of court papers from Greensville County under accession number 53810.

Processing Information

Encoded by M. Long: October 2023.

Jury Records, 1837-1870 that were transferred in accession 53810 under the title “Greensville County Dead Papers” and in adjacent boxes were processed using minimal processing standards: Locality records were organized by broad record category (election records, fiduciary records, etc.) with minimal other arrangement. These records have not been flattened, foldered, mended, or separated by individual record type (like summons, appraisements, etc.).

Historical Information

Context for Record Type: A jury is a group of people chosen to hear evidence surrounding a court action and come to an impartial decision based on that evidence. In Virginia, county and city residents have historically served on grand juries, special grand juries, petit juries, juries held for coroners' inquests, juries held for reviewing road petitions and creating new roads, and as part of a venire (jurors who were chosen from a group of county residents selected for jury duty). Jury records include summons detailing the specific court actions that jurors were chosen to oversee, lists and receipts naming jurors, mileage payments based on number of days attending and number of miles traveled, and certificates recording the amount paid by the locality to attend and serve and to whom the certificate was delivered.

Locality History: Greensville County was named either for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, commanding general of the Continental army in the South during part of the Revolutionary War, or for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the Roanoke Island settlement of 1585. The county was formed from Brunswick County on 28 November 1780.

Scope and Content

Greensville County (Va.) Jury Records, 1837-1870, document the official proceedings surrounding individuals deemed eligible to serve on a jury. The records have undergone minimal processing. This has allowed for the documentation of specific record types and various trends found in this set of records.

Jury Records, 1837-1870 that have undergone minimal processing consist of the following:

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Related Material

Additional Greensville County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

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