Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org
1680 WFCHS
SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains a variety of legal documents concerning Winchester-Frederick County, VA.
(2 boxes) Last updated 03/2010.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Frederick County was established in 1738 and Winchester, VA was established in 1752. Frederick County Court Records began in 1743.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Cartmell, Thomas K, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendents. Berryville, VA, Chesapeake Books, 1963
CITE AS: Winchester-Frederick County Legal Records Collection #1680, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.
BOX 1
Indentures for Apprenticeships – Filed in alphabetical by apprentice. The sources of these documents are unknown.
|
Apprentice |
Craftsman |
Trade |
Date |
|
Baker, Henry |
John Grim |
Carpenter |
February 2, 1811 |
|
Baswell, Alfred |
William Denny |
Blacksmith |
July 6, 1814 |
|
Burns, James |
Redmon Noaky |
Weaver |
August 15, 1815 |
|
Chapman, James W. |
Thomas Henry |
Carpenter |
1825 |
|
Cochran, Edward |
David Rufsll |
Chair maker |
August 1, 1816 |
|
Correll, Abraham |
John Carter |
Plasterer |
April 18, 1816 |
|
Foster, James |
William Bell |
Hat maker |
November Court, 1813 |
|
Graham, Thomas |
Henry Seere |
Blacksmith and Saddle Tree Plater |
September Court, 1813 |
|
Green, George |
Rubin Kile |
Joiner |
July, 1814 |
|
Haddox, Thomas |
John Fletcher |
Chair maker |
April 29, 1826 |
|
Haddox, Thomas |
John Fletcher |
Chair maker |
November 22, 1826 |
|
Hardin, Henry |
Simon Lauck |
Gunsmith |
January 20, 1787 |
|
Haymaker, Phillip |
Adam Kurtz |
Shoemaker |
March Court, 1814 |
|
Hugby, James |
John Payne |
Joiner |
November 15, 1813 |
|
Hunter, James |
Christopher Heiskell |
Locksmith |
June Court, 1785 |
|
Lee, John |
Edward Grimes |
|
December, 1783 |
|
Lewis, Williams |
John Cockrell |
Wagon maker |
April 17, 1819 |
|
Little, William |
Ritenour, Michael |
Cooper |
March 26, 1819 |
|
McVickar, Alfred |
Goldsmith Chandlee |
Watch and clock maker |
January 13, 1814 |
|
Owens, John |
Henry Smith |
Blacksmith |
March 4, 1786 |
|
Parrot, Samuel W. |
J. Smith Hendricks |
Cabinet maker |
September Court, 1813 |
|
Rowland, John |
James Collins |
Weaver |
December 13, 1821 |
|
Scully, William |
James Meredith |
Silversmith |
February 12, 1821 |
|
Searff, William |
J. Smith Hendricks |
Cabinet maker |
October 15, 1813 |
|
Searff, William L. |
J. Smith Hendricks |
Cabinet maker |
September Court, 1813 |
|
Shepherd, Robert |
George Hanrucker |
Wagon maker |
January 6, 1818 |
|
Smith, Nicholas |
Peter Bell |
Potter |
June 6, 1825 |
|
Vance, David |
Morgan Morgan |
Weaver |
May 6, (?) |
|
Walton, Thomas B. |
George Kreps |
Cabinet maker |
September 18, 1819 |
|
Wyndham, Lydnor |
Thomas Bruce |
Weaving and dying |
August 9, 1839 |
BOX 2
Allen-Steenberger Legal Documents, 1841-1824, 4 items, manuscript
Legal Forms – 6 leaves, printed and manuscript
Powell Papers, December 1822, 1 leaf, manuscript
Sale of Slaves and Livestock -- Carlisle, David sold to Joseph Slager, December 5, 1823, 2 pages, manuscript
Tax Bills -- Norton, Daniel to Corporation of Winchester for a lot, $10.65, July 24, 1807, 1 leaf, manuscript (photocopy)
Russell, David to Water Works, $6.66, September 6, 1804, 1 leaf, manuscript (photocopy)