Chancery Records Index - Library of Virginia: Microfilm - Each of Virginia's circuit courts created chancery records that contain considerable historical and genealogical information. Because the records rely so heavily on testimony from witnesses, they offer a unique glimpse into the lives of Virginians from the early 18th century through the First World War. Chancery Records Index Availability - Rappahannock Co Northwest 1833-1940 Microfilm- LVA and Clerk's Office.