Fairfax County (Va.) Marriage Bonds, 1825

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
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Fairfax County (Va.) Marriage Bonds, 1825. Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Fairfax County (Va.) Marriage Bonds, 1825. Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fairfax County (Va.) Marriage Bonds, 1825. Consists of a bond from John Summers and Henry Millan to Governor Pleasants for the marriage of John Summers and Mariah Zimmerman; and a bond from Thomas Baggot and Harrison Taylor to Governor Pleasants for the marriage of Thomas Baggot and Mary Trusler.

Biographical / historical:

Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from Prince William County.

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:
These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 40497.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 p.