county court of Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
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The county court of Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was a local colonial judicial body responsible for administering justice, handling civil and criminal cases, and overseeing county governance in the 18th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| county court of Hanover County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
colonial county court
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local judicial body ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | English common law as adapted in Virginia ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
enslaved people in Hanover County
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free white male inhabitants of Hanover County ⓘ |
| authoritySource | royal charter and colonial legislation of Virginia ⓘ |
| composedOf | county justices of the peace ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administer justice
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appointing local officials ⓘ hear civil cases ⓘ hear criminal cases ⓘ levying county taxes ⓘ maintenance of roads and public works oversight ⓘ oversee county governance ⓘ probate of wills and estates ⓘ recording deeds and land transactions ⓘ |
| governanceRole | primary unit of local government in Hanover County during colonial era ⓘ |
| governedBy | statutes of the Virginia colonial assembly ⓘ |
| governs | county militia administration at local level ⓘ |
| handles |
bastardy and family law matters
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criminal prosecutions for minor and mid‑level offenses ⓘ debt litigation ⓘ licensing of ordinaries and taverns ⓘ poor relief administration ⓘ preliminary hearings for serious crimes ⓘ property disputes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial administration in North America ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Hanover County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keeps |
deed books
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order books ⓘ will and probate records ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalContinuityWith | post‑Revolutionary Hanover County court in the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| membersAppointedBy | royal governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial judicial system of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordsPreservedIn | Hanover County court records and Virginia state archives ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | monthly sessions (typical for Virginia county courts) ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
General Court of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Governor and Council of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
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county court of Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
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