Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1765-1861

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1765-1861, of Fairfax County consist of court papers related to judgments (1765, 1797), guardian's account of the heirs of John and Margaret Gretter (1806), and two inventories of property confiscated by the county that belonged to individuals who joined the Union army (1861.)

Biographical / historical:

Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from Prince William County.

Created in 1742. Original wills and deeds as well as many other loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War. Deed books for twenty-six of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing. Numerous pre–Civil War minute books are missing as well.

Acquisition information:
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Physical description:
Miscellaneous reel 4608
Note:

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.