Tazewell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1817-1902

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:

Tazewell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1817-1902. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Tazewell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1817-1902. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Tazewell County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1817-1902, 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:

Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazewell, United States senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. It was formed from Wythe and Russell Counties by an act passed on 19 December 1799 to take effect on 1 May 1800, and the county court first met on 3 June 1800. Subsequent additions were made from Logan (now in West Virginia) in 1834, Russell (1807), Wythe (1826), and Washington (1826) Counties.

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