Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1852-1933

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1852-1933. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1852-1933. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court Records, 1852-1933, contain court papers involving disputes of wills and estates (Eleanor L. Lowman, Paul Portner and Robert V. Portner) , 1 Chancery Rule Book, 5 Common Law and Chancery Fee Books, 5 Fee Books, 7 Memorandum Books for Court Suits, Suit papers and Transcripts and 1 Witness book.

Biographical / historical:

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

Rule books contain orders or directions made by a court regulating court practices or the actions of parties.

Fee books are volumes showing the date of a duty performed by the clerk, the name of the person paying the fees and the amount. These volumes include fees charged attorneys, cash accounts and the clerk's fees in common law and chancery suits.

Memorandum books are used for notations of entries to be made in other books.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Prince William County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
23 boxes and/or volumes