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Accomacke County covered the Eastern Shore which included the counties of Accomack and Northampton. Northampton County was established in 1634 under the name Accawmak (spelling varies) and the name was changed in 1643 to Northampton. Accomack County was formed from Northampton in 1663.
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Virginia colonial abstracts volume 2
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Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah
Pub. Date
1973
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on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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English
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Virginia State Library
Pub. Date
1973
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on 7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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English
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The District Court was established in 1789 and abolished in 1808, being replaced by the Superior Court of Law. It covered Fredericksburg District which contained the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper. It was held at Fredericksburg. The Superior Court of Law was for Spotsylvania County which at time included the city Fredericksburg. This court was replaced by the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery...
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Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah
Pub. Date
1976
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on 4 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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English
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The Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery was established in 1831 and replaced in 1851 by the Circuit Court.
For these cases the court sat in chancery which meant it acted as a court of equity. Equity law is a body of legal and procedural rules and doctrines which supplement or override common and statute law to protect rights and enforce duties defined or fixed by substantive law. The court usually dealt with cases which did not need a jury,...
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