Fluvanna County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1781-1940 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:

Fluvanna County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1781-1940 circa. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Fluvanna County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1781-1940 circa. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fluvanna County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1781-1940 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:

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Fluvanna County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 cu. ft. (2 boxes)