County court order books contain records of all matters brought before the court while in session. The information contained in these records may not appear elsewhere. The order books typically provide a synopsis of court cases in a relatively organized format. Records you may find include appointments of local officials, records of legal disputes such as property disputes, estate disputes, and disputes involving slaves and servants, certificates granted for apprehending runaway servants and delivering letters, and much more. This information is similar to our present day small claims and civil courts. This publication contains entries from Middlesex County, Virginia Order Book No. 2, 1680-1694 beginning on page 1 and ending on page 240 for courts held 08 November 1680 through 01 February 1685/6.
Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio
(1994), 2016, 8.5" x 11", paper, 114 pp.
ISBN: 9781680342468
101-S9246
