Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1790-1924, 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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated. Local government records collection, Frederick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated. Local government records collection, Frederick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

This collection includes Administrator Bonds (1882-1907), Estate Accounts (1851-1923), Estate Settlements (1834), Appraisals (1880-1924), Inventories (1844-1904), Misc. Personal Accounts (1803), Trustee Accounts (1906). Includes Division of Joseph Pollard's slaves, 1815, Inventory, 1790, and Estate Sale, 1815.

Biographical / historical:

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of King George II. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 11 November 1743. Part of Augusta County was added in 1754.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Frederick County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2.19 cu.ft. and 2 volumes