And just to complicate matters, a suit involving the estate of James P DeJarnette died in 1826 in Halifax was continued to district court in Pittsylvania. I'm certainly not any kind of expert on courts in VA, but I wonder if District Court circulated through counties that it covered, being held in different locations depending on it's session...hence a Circuit Court. That may be why there is movement, or it may be a different court? I know I've chased records from one county to another more than once. With luck, they land in CAmpbell, Bedford or Pittsylvania and not in Halifax, where the records are much harder to access, unless things have changed in the last few years. If anyone out there can give us a clue on the legal system in VA courts in the 1760-1900's, it would be a help. Lawyers...where are you?<G> Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mgbrown105@aol.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAPITTSY-L] [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] > Sorry gang, did not see the original query, but the early District Court up > to about 1812 was at New London, which is Campbell Co. When I went to > Campbell and asked about any Loose papers surviving,from a 1794 suit, they > did not know what I was talking about. In a later 1870ish suit in Pittsy, it > stated that it had been sent to Halifax. Take this as an unofficial > observance on my part, but may provide a clue. Margie Brown > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Too much email? Don't unsub! Switch to Digest Version & get your Pittsylvania County posts combined into one neat email per day. >