Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1773-1787

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:

Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787. Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787. Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787, include an Executors' Bond Book.

Biographical / historical:

Fairfax County was named for Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. It was formed from Prince William County in 1742. Part of Loudoun County was added in 1798.

Created in 1742. Original wills and deeds as well as many other loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War. Deed books for twenty-six of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing. Numerous pre–Civil War minute books are missing as well.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Fairfax County as part of accession 22207.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 volume