Fauquier County (Va.) Records, circa 1810-1904, undated

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:
Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Fauquier County (Va.) Records, circa 1810-1904, undated, consist of the following series: Fiduciary Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Road and Bridge Records, Court Records (subfield series include Chancery Records, Clerk's Records, Criminal Records, Jury Records and Court Finance Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Business Records, Miscellaneous Records, Health and Medical Records, Justice of the Peace Records, Military and Pension Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Records and Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records), Wills, Land Records and Marriage Records.

Biographical / historical:

Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758-1768 The county was formed from Prince William County in 1759. The county seat is Warrenton.

Acquisition information:
These records (1203774-1203787) came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Fauquier County under the accession number 37409. Records (1203780 and 1203781) have an additional accession number 37410.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
15 boxes--13 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 2 (1203778 and 1203784) found at Library of Virginia.