Fluvanna County (Va.) Estray Records, 1786-1901

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.) Estray Records, 1786-1901. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Fluvanna County (Va.) Estray Records, 1786-1901. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Fluvanna County (Va.) Estray Records, 1786-1901, consists of loose certificates of estray which give public notice of valuable, tame animals, either lost or found wandering and presumed escaped from their owners, allowing the owners to reclaim the animals. Enteries generally indicate by whom the animal was taken up, before what justice the person went and when, and the description and appraisement (value) of the animal.

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.

Estrays were stray livestock found wandering. An inquest was held to determine the value of the livestock in order to reimburse the person who had found and cared for the animal. The report generally includes a physical description of the animal as well as an assessed monetary value.

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