This came to me through another surname mailing address. Gracie Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to Origins! > > > Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 available on British > Origins > > * FREE ACCESS FOR TO THE ORIGINS NETWORK FOR 24 HOURS ON THE 4th JULY - > INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER!! > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > *Family History Article: Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > (Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot) > > ************************************************************ > > > * INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER- Free Access!: > > The Origins Network is offering free access to both British and Irish > Origins on the 4th July to celebrate US Independence Day. Free access will > begin at 00.00GMT and will run until 08.00GMT on the 5th July 2006. In order > to access, simply go to www.originsnetwork.com and click on the link to sign > up or login > > > ************************************************************ > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > This dataset is an index to all 82,000 cases tried in the Court of Chancery > during the reign of Charles I, i.e. between 1625 and 1649. Chancery records > are of particular value to family historians, because they often reveal > personal, business and family relationships in more detail than almost any > other source. Chancery records are a particularly important source of > information for descendants of early migrants to North America. > > The index itself identifies only the surnames of the plaintiff and the > defendant, and gives the reference for the source documents held at The > National Archives. Abstracts of the records can be ordered online at a cost > of 16, which will allow you to determine how valuable the case records are > likely to be to you. > > > For full details about this dataset, please visit: > www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-charles2.htm > > > To access these new records, please visit www.originsnetwork.com and login > to your account, or visit the sign up page to choose a subscription. > > ******************************************************************* > Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > > By Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot > > In 2005 Origins Network added the Inheritance Disputes Index to the datasets > within British Origins (www.britishorigins.com). Now another finding aid for > records of the Court of Chancery is available, an index to Chancery > Proceedings, Charles I. Both were prepared by Peter Coldham. > > Not so many years ago, before access to Internet databases, genealogists > came to the more difficult resources later, usually a point in time when > research experience and a knotty problem came together. Now, with online > databases, we have access to records such as Chancery Proceedings at any > time, sometimes before we understand what they are. > > Add to Your Knowledge > > Cases in the Court of Chancery, if they proceeded beyond the opening stages > to the gathering of evidence and a judgment, generated a variety of records. > It is useful to know which of these records is referenced by the British > Origins indexes and where they come in the court process. > > In addition, the various documents associated with a case are in different > TNA classes, some of these classes have overlapping dates and the name or > title of individual cases could change along the way. Knowing how the > records came to be collected and stored is useful when following through the > documents associated with a case. > > I suggest you read the background information accompanying the British > Origins indexes and then move on to Family Feuds, An Introduction to > Chancery Proceedings (Susan Moore, FFHS Publications, 2003) and the free > guides to Chancery records found at the National Archives (TNA) website. It > is also worthwhile to check the section on the Court of Chancery in > Ancestral Trails (Mark Herber, 2005). > > Some Essential Background > > The Court of Chancery was one of several equity courts that had their > beginnings before 1500, responding to the need for common folk to seek > redress for perceived injustices. Equity means what the word suggests, > finding a fair solution. Of first significance to genealogists is the fact > that, from the beginning, everything was recorded in English. Secondly, > equity courts were unlike other courts; they were not based on common law > and were not courts where action was initiated by the Crown. > > A plaintiff initiated a case through a bill of complaint or petition. The > defendant submitted an answer and then evidence was collected from witnesses > prior to trial by statements known as depositions; people did not have to > appear in person at a trial. Town depositions were made in London and > country depositions at courts elsewhere. If there was a final conclusion > this would be in the form of decrees or written opinions. There are > therefore, three types of materials, the opening stages or proceedings > (complaints and answers and any rejoinders), followed by the gathered > evidence and finally the decision of the court. > > The Origins Network Indexes > > The value of Chancery records has long been recognized but manual indexers > faced problems such as the intensive labor required to prepare them. Most > finding aids were indexed by one name only, a plaintiff; to find the names > of listed defendants necessitated reading through the index. > > Using the British Origins indexes (www.britishorigins.com) it is possible to > search through names of plaintiffs and defendants easily, using a single > surname or two together. In total there are nearly 110,000 cases referenced > in these two databases; 26,000 inheritance disputes between 1574 and 1714 > and all 82,000 Chancery cases between 1625 and 1649. > > Results are displayed in tabular fashion. For the Inheritance Disputes Index > this includes name of the deceased person (the testator), the location > (county and usually place as well), case description expressed as one name > for each of the opposing sides in the case (e.g., Smith vs Jones), date the > proceedings began, and the TNA reference. > > The index to C2/Charles I provides the surnames of the plaintiff and > defendant and one or more references, depending on how many documents are > involved. Most cases have one or two, and a very few have four or more. > > Distance Can Be a Problem > > I live in Canada and many of you reading this are also outside the UK or > certainly outside of London. All of us who use these indexes and find a > result are interested in taking research further. There are two parts to > this, getting more details about cases identified in the Origins databases > and exploring other Chancery records. > > The Origins Network offers an abstract service to take care of the first > point; further information about this can be found in the database > information. It is worth pointing out that those of you researching common > names face a greater challenge but the abstract service provides further > details to help you sort out multiple results to a search. > > For exploring other cases in Chancery not covered by the British Origins > resources visit the TNA website. The Equity Pleadings Database covers some > of class C6 and the main online catalogue incorporates the names of first > plaintiff and first defendant from several other classes within Chancery > records. Less accessible are printed indexes and calendars; some may be in a > library near you or accessible through LDS family history centres. Refer to > the publications mentioned earlier in this article as well as the > appropriate online library catalogue. > > Conclusion > > The overall date range spanned by these two indexes to Chancery proceedings > is 1574 to 1714. Resources can be scarce in this time period and the > potential value of the records is high. Combine these reasons with a readily > accessible finding aid and there is no doubt that the indexes should be > consulted. > > ****************************************************************** > > If you have any questions about our services and access, please visit > http://www.originsnetwork.com or get in touch by email at help@origins.net. > > We do receive a large volume of inquiries, so please consult the help pages > on the web site first with any questions. > > If you wish to unsubscribe or edit your email, please go to: > http://www.originsnetwork.com/MailList/MailList.aspx and submit your > details. > > Jane Hewitt > > Origins Network > http://www.originsnetwork.com > > > > >

Gracie, I tried to get to this site- they won't let me in without a credit card. How do I enter on the free time?? Or is it only free for the day to subscribers? Thank you, Gloria Damron~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "gracie" <g.winters@sbcglobal.net> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:32 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Fw: [SELLERS] FW: Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to Origins! > This came to me through another surname mailing address. > Gracie > > Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to > Origins! > > > > > > > > Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 available on > British > > Origins > > > > * FREE ACCESS FOR TO THE ORIGINS NETWORK FOR 24 HOURS ON THE 4th JULY - > > INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER!! > > > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > > > *Family History Article: Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > > (Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot) > > > > ************************************************************ > > > > > > * INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER- Free Access!: > > > > The Origins Network is offering free access to both British and Irish > > Origins on the 4th July to celebrate US Independence Day. Free access will > > begin at 00.00GMT and will run until 08.00GMT on the 5th July 2006. In > order > > to access, simply go to www.originsnetwork.com and click on the link to > sign > > up or login > > > > > > ************************************************************ > > > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > > > This dataset is an index to all 82,000 cases tried in the Court of > Chancery > > during the reign of Charles I, i.e. between 1625 and 1649. Chancery > records > > are of particular value to family historians, because they often reveal > > personal, business and family relationships in more detail than almost any > > other source. Chancery records are a particularly important source of > > information for descendants of early migrants to North America. > > > > The index itself identifies only the surnames of the plaintiff and the > > defendant, and gives the reference for the source documents held at The > > National Archives. Abstracts of the records can be ordered online at a > cost > > of 16, which will allow you to determine how valuable the case records are > > likely to be to you. > > > > > > For full details about this dataset, please visit: > > www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-charles2.htm > > > > > > To access these new records, please visit www.originsnetwork.com and login > > to your account, or visit the sign up page to choose a subscription. > > > > ******************************************************************* > > Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > > > > By Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot > > > > In 2005 Origins Network added the Inheritance Disputes Index to the > datasets > > within British Origins (www.britishorigins.com). Now another finding aid > for > > records of the Court of Chancery is available, an index to Chancery > > Proceedings, Charles I. Both were prepared by Peter Coldham. > > > > Not so many years ago, before access to Internet databases, genealogists > > came to the more difficult resources later, usually a point in time when > > research experience and a knotty problem came together. Now, with online > > databases, we have access to records such as Chancery Proceedings at any > > time, sometimes before we understand what they are. > > > > Add to Your Knowledge > > > > Cases in the Court of Chancery, if they proceeded beyond the opening > stages > > to the gathering of evidence and a judgment, generated a variety of > records. > > It is useful to know which of these records is referenced by the British > > Origins indexes and where they come in the court process. > > > > In addition, the various documents associated with a case are in different > > TNA classes, some of these classes have overlapping dates and the name or > > title of individual cases could change along the way. Knowing how the > > records came to be collected and stored is useful when following through > the > > documents associated with a case. > > > > I suggest you read the background information accompanying the British > > Origins indexes and then move on to Family Feuds, An Introduction to > > Chancery Proceedings (Susan Moore, FFHS Publications, 2003) and the free > > guides to Chancery records found at the National Archives (TNA) website. > It > > is also worthwhile to check the section on the Court of Chancery in > > Ancestral Trails (Mark Herber, 2005). > > > > Some Essential Background > > > > The Court of Chancery was one of several equity courts that had their > > beginnings before 1500, responding to the need for common folk to seek > > redress for perceived injustices. Equity means what the word suggests, > > finding a fair solution. Of first significance to genealogists is the > fact > > that, from the beginning, everything was recorded in English. Secondly, > > equity courts were unlike other courts; they were not based on common law > > and were not courts where action was initiated by the Crown. > > > > A plaintiff initiated a case through a bill of complaint or petition. The > > defendant submitted an answer and then evidence was collected from > witnesses > > prior to trial by statements known as depositions; people did not have to > > appear in person at a trial. Town depositions were made in London and > > country depositions at courts elsewhere. If there was a final conclusion > > this would be in the form of decrees or written opinions. There are > > therefore, three types of materials, the opening stages or proceedings > > (complaints and answers and any rejoinders), followed by the gathered > > evidence and finally the decision of the court. > > > > The Origins Network Indexes > > > > The value of Chancery records has long been recognized but manual indexers > > faced problems such as the intensive labor required to prepare them. Most > > finding aids were indexed by one name only, a plaintiff; to find the names > > of listed defendants necessitated reading through the index. > > > > Using the British Origins indexes (www.britishorigins.com) it is possible > to > > search through names of plaintiffs and defendants easily, using a single > > surname or two together. In total there are nearly 110,000 cases > referenced > > in these two databases; 26,000 inheritance disputes between 1574 and 1714 > > and all 82,000 Chancery cases between 1625 and 1649. > > > > Results are displayed in tabular fashion. For the Inheritance Disputes > Index > > this includes name of the deceased person (the testator), the location > > (county and usually place as well), case description expressed as one name > > for each of the opposing sides in the case (e.g., Smith vs Jones), date > the > > proceedings began, and the TNA reference. > > > > The index to C2/Charles I provides the surnames of the plaintiff and > > defendant and one or more references, depending on how many documents are > > involved. Most cases have one or two, and a very few have four or more. > > > > Distance Can Be a Problem > > > > I live in Canada and many of you reading this are also outside the UK or > > certainly outside of London. All of us who use these indexes and find a > > result are interested in taking research further. There are two parts to > > this, getting more details about cases identified in the Origins databases > > and exploring other Chancery records. > > > > The Origins Network offers an abstract service to take care of the first > > point; further information about this can be found in the database > > information. It is worth pointing out that those of you researching common > > names face a greater challenge but the abstract service provides further > > details to help you sort out multiple results to a search. > > > > For exploring other cases in Chancery not covered by the British Origins > > resources visit the TNA website. The Equity Pleadings Database covers some > > of class C6 and the main online catalogue incorporates the names of first > > plaintiff and first defendant from several other classes within Chancery > > records. Less accessible are printed indexes and calendars; some may be in > a > > library near you or accessible through LDS family history centres. Refer > to > > the publications mentioned earlier in this article as well as the > > appropriate online library catalogue. > > > > Conclusion > > > > The overall date range spanned by these two indexes to Chancery > proceedings > > is 1574 to 1714. Resources can be scarce in this time period and the > > potential value of the records is high. Combine these reasons with a > readily > > accessible finding aid and there is no doubt that the indexes should be > > consulted. > > > > ****************************************************************** > > > > If you have any questions about our services and access, please visit > > http://www.originsnetwork.com or get in touch by email at > help@origins.net. > > > > We do receive a large volume of inquiries, so please consult the help > pages > > on the web site first with any questions. > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe or edit your email, please go to: > > http://www.originsnetwork.com/MailList/MailList.aspx and submit your > > details. > > > > Jane Hewitt > > > > Origins Network > > http://www.originsnetwork.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Hi Gloria, I just went to the site and I can't figure out how to access the records either. It does say 'free' for today. I hope it isn't like Ancestry's 'free' 14 day access policy. Mayby someone who is more awake than I am right now can figure it out. lol Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: <gloryee@sbcglobal.net> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Fw: [SELLERS] FW: Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to Origins! > Gracie, I tried to get to this site- they won't let me in without a credit > card. How do I enter on the free time?? Or is it only free for the day to > subscribers? > Thank you, > Gloria Damron~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gracie" <g.winters@sbcglobal.net> > To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:32 PM > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Fw: [SELLERS] FW: Origins Network News: Charles I > Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to Origins! > > > > This came to me through another surname mailing address. > > Gracie > > > > Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 and Free Access to > > Origins! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Origins Network News: Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 available on > > British > > > Origins > > > > > > * FREE ACCESS FOR TO THE ORIGINS NETWORK FOR 24 HOURS ON THE 4th JULY - > > > INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER!! > > > > > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > > > > > *Family History Article: Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > > > (Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot) > > > > > > ************************************************************ > > > > > > > > > * INDEPENDENCE DAY OFFER- Free Access!: > > > > > > The Origins Network is offering free access to both British and Irish > > > Origins on the 4th July to celebrate US Independence Day. Free access > will > > > begin at 00.00GMT and will run until 08.00GMT on the 5th July 2006. In > > order > > > to access, simply go to www.originsnetwork.com and click on the link to > > sign > > > up or login > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************ > > > > > > *Charles I Chancery Index 1625-49 > > > > > > This dataset is an index to all 82,000 cases tried in the Court of > > Chancery > > > during the reign of Charles I, i.e. between 1625 and 1649. Chancery > > records > > > are of particular value to family historians, because they often reveal > > > personal, business and family relationships in more detail than almost > any > > > other source. Chancery records are a particularly important source of > > > information for descendants of early migrants to North America. > > > > > > The index itself identifies only the surnames of the plaintiff and the > > > defendant, and gives the reference for the source documents held at The > > > National Archives. Abstracts of the records can be ordered online at a > > cost > > > of 16, which will allow you to determine how valuable the case records > are > > > likely to be to you. > > > > > > > > > For full details about this dataset, please visit: > > > www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-charles2.htm > > > > > > > > > To access these new records, please visit www.originsnetwork.com and > login > > > to your account, or visit the sign up page to choose a subscription. > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > > > Inheritance Disputes and Chancery Proceedings > > > > > > By Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot > > > > > > In 2005 Origins Network added the Inheritance Disputes Index to the > > datasets > > > within British Origins (www.britishorigins.com). Now another finding aid > > for > > > records of the Court of Chancery is available, an index to Chancery > > > Proceedings, Charles I. Both were prepared by Peter Coldham. > > > > > > Not so many years ago, before access to Internet databases, genealogists > > > came to the more difficult resources later, usually a point in time when > > > research experience and a knotty problem came together. Now, with online > > > databases, we have access to records such as Chancery Proceedings at any > > > time, sometimes before we understand what they are. > > > > > > Add to Your Knowledge > > > > > > Cases in the Court of Chancery, if they proceeded beyond the opening > > stages > > > to the gathering of evidence and a judgment, generated a variety of > > records. > > > It is useful to know which of these records is referenced by the British > > > Origins indexes and where they come in the court process. > > > > > > In addition, the various documents associated with a case are in > different > > > TNA classes, some of these classes have overlapping dates and the name > or > > > title of individual cases could change along the way. Knowing how the > > > records came to be collected and stored is useful when following through > > the > > > documents associated with a case. > > > > > > I suggest you read the background information accompanying the British > > > Origins indexes and then move on to Family Feuds, An Introduction to > > > Chancery Proceedings (Susan Moore, FFHS Publications, 2003) and the free > > > guides to Chancery records found at the National Archives (TNA) website. > > It > > > is also worthwhile to check the section on the Court of Chancery in > > > Ancestral Trails (Mark Herber, 2005). > > > > > > Some Essential Background > > > > > > The Court of Chancery was one of several equity courts that had their > > > beginnings before 1500, responding to the need for common folk to seek > > > redress for perceived injustices. Equity means what the word suggests, > > > finding a fair solution. Of first significance to genealogists is the > > fact > > > that, from the beginning, everything was recorded in English. Secondly, > > > equity courts were unlike other courts; they were not based on common > law > > > and were not courts where action was initiated by the Crown. > > > > > > A plaintiff initiated a case through a bill of complaint or petition. > The > > > defendant submitted an answer and then evidence was collected from > > witnesses > > > prior to trial by statements known as depositions; people did not have > to > > > appear in person at a trial. Town depositions were made in London and > > > country depositions at courts elsewhere. If there was a final conclusion > > > this would be in the form of decrees or written opinions. There are > > > therefore, three types of materials, the opening stages or proceedings > > > (complaints and answers and any rejoinders), followed by the gathered > > > evidence and finally the decision of the court. > > > > > > The Origins Network Indexes > > > > > > The value of Chancery records has long been recognized but manual > indexers > > > faced problems such as the intensive labor required to prepare them. > Most > > > finding aids were indexed by one name only, a plaintiff; to find the > names > > > of listed defendants necessitated reading through the index. > > > > > > Using the British Origins indexes (www.britishorigins.com) it is > possible > > to > > > search through names of plaintiffs and defendants easily, using a single > > > surname or two together. In total there are nearly 110,000 cases > > referenced > > > in these two databases; 26,000 inheritance disputes between 1574 and > 1714 > > > and all 82,000 Chancery cases between 1625 and 1649. > > > > > > Results are displayed in tabular fashion. For the Inheritance Disputes > > Index > > > this includes name of the deceased person (the testator), the location > > > (county and usually place as well), case description expressed as one > name > > > for each of the opposing sides in the case (e.g., Smith vs Jones), date > > the > > > proceedings began, and the TNA reference. > > > > > > The index to C2/Charles I provides the surnames of the plaintiff and > > > defendant and one or more references, depending on how many documents > are > > > involved. Most cases have one or two, and a very few have four or more. > > > > > > Distance Can Be a Problem > > > > > > I live in Canada and many of you reading this are also outside the UK or > > > certainly outside of London. All of us who use these indexes and find a > > > result are interested in taking research further. There are two parts to > > > this, getting more details about cases identified in the Origins > databases > > > and exploring other Chancery records. > > > > > > The Origins Network offers an abstract service to take care of the first > > > point; further information about this can be found in the database > > > information. It is worth pointing out that those of you researching > common > > > names face a greater challenge but the abstract service provides further > > > details to help you sort out multiple results to a search. > > > > > > For exploring other cases in Chancery not covered by the British Origins > > > resources visit the TNA website. The Equity Pleadings Database covers > some > > > of class C6 and the main online catalogue incorporates the names of > first > > > plaintiff and first defendant from several other classes within Chancery > > > records. Less accessible are printed indexes and calendars; some may be > in > > a > > > library near you or accessible through LDS family history centres. Refer > > to > > > the publications mentioned earlier in this article as well as the > > > appropriate online library catalogue. > > > > > > Conclusion > > > > > > The overall date range spanned by these two indexes to Chancery > > proceedings > > > is 1574 to 1714. Resources can be scarce in this time period and the > > > potential value of the records is high. Combine these reasons with a > > readily > > > accessible finding aid and there is no doubt that the indexes should be > > > consulted. > > > > > > ****************************************************************** > > > > > > If you have any questions about our services and access, please visit > > > http://www.originsnetwork.com or get in touch by email at > > help@origins.net. > > > > > > We do receive a large volume of inquiries, so please consult the help > > pages > > > on the web site first with any questions. > > > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe or edit your email, please go to: > > > http://www.originsnetwork.com/MailList/MailList.aspx and submit your > > > details. > > > > > > Jane Hewitt > > > > > > Origins Network > > > http://www.originsnetwork.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >