Westmoreland County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1700-1959

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

Extent:
12.57 cu. ft., 5 boxes, and 5 vols.
Creator:
Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Westmoreland County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1700-1959, consist of 13 boxes of Inventories and Accounts, 1 box of mixed Fiduciary (Executors', Administrators', Committee and Guardians' bonds) and Bonds/Commissions/Oaths ( Officials' Bonds), 3 boxes of Executors', Administrators' and Guardians' Bonds, 2 boxes of Estate Sales, 2 Record Center boxes of Administrators' Bonds, 1 vol. of Administrators' and Executors' Bonds, 2 vols. of Records of Fiduciaries, 2 vols. of Guardians' Bonds and 1 box of UNPROCESSED Fiduciary Records (1786-1900s).

Biographical / historical:

Westmoreland County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. The county seat is Montross.

Many loose papers were burned during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Volumes that record deeds, court orders (except an order book for the period 1764-1776) and wills exist.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Westmoreland County.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically. One box (1176628) is Unprocessed.

Physical location:
State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia