A Guide to the Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979 Winchester (Va.) Records 1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454

A Guide to the Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Collection Number

1006070, 1013649, 1013650, 1017114, 1017115, 1017119, 1017121-1017124, 1096756, 1096834, 1140453-1140454

Title

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979

Extent

14 boxes

Collector

Winchester (Va.) Circuit Court

Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979. Local government records collection, Winchester (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Winchester (Va.)

Biographical Information

The city of Winchester, in Frederick County, was first known as Opequon, then as Frederick's Town (or Fredericktown), and, finally, on establishment as a town in 1752, as Winchester. According to tradition, one of the town's founders, James Wood, named the town in honor of his birthplace in England. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1874.

Scope and Content

Winchester (Va.) Records, 1786-1979, includes miscellaneous records from the following series: Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Business Records,Corporations,Partnerships; Clerks' Records; Court Records; Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Health and Medical Records; Land Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Military and Pension Records; Public Buildings and Grounds; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Treasurer; Wills.

Related Material

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Contents List

Barcode number 1006070: Records, 1815-1950:

Lis Pendens(1894-1895); Unrecorded Deeds(1800-1935); Oaths(1905, 1957); Factors Lien(1964), Mechanics Liens(1894-1950); Homestead Papers/List of Heirs(1815-1938)

Barcode number 1013649: Records, 1786-1914 circa:

Judgments, Commonwealth Causes, executions, bonds, promissory notes, vouchers, accounts, and other exhibits re: judgment suits; Jury Records: Petit Jury Ballots; Clerk's Records: List of writings admitted to record; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Tax and Fiscal Records: Ordinary Bonds; W.W. Sperry's Accounts; Wills: Will of Jacob Hoffman, 1845.

Barcode number 1013650: Court Records; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1820-1900 circa:

Warrants and Summons; Executions; Warrants; Delinquent Lands; Insolvent Papers

Barcode number 1017114: Records, 1808-1957:

Land Records: Deeds, Lis Pendens: Court Records: Criminal papers, Jury records, summons, court finance, warrants, affidavits, executions; Tax and Fiscal Records: Corporation claims, Insolvent papers, and miscellaneous; Fiduciary Records: Estate accounts. Justice of the Peace Records: Warrants; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths: Officials' Bonds; Miscellaneous Records: Power of Attorney, mechanics liens; Business Records,Corporations,Partnerships: Mount Hebron Cemetery Company Receipts, 1844 circa; Clerks' Records: Correspondence; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Birth Index Cards, 1850-1900 circa.

Barcode number 1017115: Court Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Miscellaneous Records, 1825-1895

License Returns, Delinquent Taxes, Bonds, Justice Reports, and Personal Papers of Richard L. Gray

Barcode number 1017119: Marriage License Applications, Election Returns and Oaths, Inheritance Taxes and Settlements, 1872-1955:

Barcode number 1017121: Records, 1786-1925 circa:

Court Records: judgments, Commonwealth Causes, Peace and recognizance bonds; Inventories of ardent spirits in local pharmacies re: Prohibition; Clerks' Records; Public Buildings and Grounds; Tax and Fiscal Records; Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Election Records; Military and Pension Records: militia draught, 1806; Revolutionary War claim, 1819. Unprocessed

Barcode number 1017122: Records, 1850-1926 circa:

Court Records: Clerks' Records, judgments, Commonwealth Causes, criminal records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Fiduciary Records; Election Records; Health and Medical Records: Lunacy Papers, 1906

Barcode number 1017123: Records, 1864-1906:

List of Conveyances, Death Register, Delinquent Lands, Insolvent Capitation and Property, Marriage Licenses

Barcode number 1096756: Opequon Township Records; City of Winchester Tax Book, 1871-1886

Barcode number 1096834: Record of Delinquent Taxes and Payments; Record of Marriage Bonds, 1790-1878:

Record of Delinquent Taxes and Payments, 1875-1878 and Record of Marriage Bonds, 1790-1809

Barcode number 1140453: Records, 1850-1900:

Bonds,Commissions,Oaths; Court Records; Election Records; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Miscellaneous Records; Military and Pension Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Treasurer. Includes some Circuit Court of Frederick County.

Barcode number 1140454: Election Records; Court Records, 1904-1933, undated:

Election Records, Court Records. Includes some Circuit Court of Frederick County.