Orange County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1848-1905

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:

Orange County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1848-1905. Local government records collection, Orange County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Orange County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1848-1905. Local government records collection, Orange County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Orange County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1848-1905, 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 consists of Fiduciary Bonds.

Biographical / historical:

Orange County, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that it was named for William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of King George II, in 1734—the year that Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. The county court first met on 21 January 1735

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Orange County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 cu. ft.