Posts in June 12, 2020

Court cases that seem to have no genealogical relevance may still suggest ancestral associates and give clues as to individuals who may have been related to your ancestor. The difficulty is that these records may not state the specific relationship–or they might. I’ve been viewing several early 19th century court cases from central Virginia. They are not cases where heirs are fighting over property but appear to be neighbors fighting over unpaid debts and property lines. There are depositions and statements of testimony from several individuals. Further research determined that several of these individuals were relatives to the plaintiffs or defendants in the case–either by biology or by marriage.