Dinwiddie County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1856-1950 circa

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:

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Fiduciary Records,1856-1950 circa. Local government records collection, Dinwiddie County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Fiduciary Records,1856-1950 circa. Local government records collection, Dinwiddie County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Fiduciary Records,1856-1950 circa, 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.

Biographical / historical:

Dinwiddie County was named for Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758, and was formed from Prince George County in 1752.

Created in 1752. The bulk of court records prior to 1865 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse during the last months of the Civil War. Post-1830 volumes such as deed books, will books, chancery order books, and marriage registers exist.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Dinwiddie County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3.45 Cu. ft. (4 boxes)