Sussex County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1754-1914

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:

Sussex County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1754-1914. Local government records collection, Sussex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Sussex County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1754-1914. Local government records collection, Sussex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Sussex County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1754-1914, 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 Order Book Guardian Accounts and a list of Circuit Court Fiduciaries.

Biographical / historical:

Sussex County was named for the English county, and was formed from Surry County by a statute adopted in 1753. The county court first met on 30 May 1754.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Sussex County in part from accession 21716.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2 boxes