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Fairfax County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1803-1970, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Fairfax County (Va.) Executor's Bond Book, 1773-1787.

Fairfax County (Va.) Judgment (Capias), January 1799. Consists of an order to take John Dalton and William Bailey into custody to answer a plea of trespass brought by Musgrove and Dyett.

Fairfax County (Va.) Judgment, Pagan vs. Sanders, 1750 Jun. John Pagan petitions for a judgment against Lewis Sanders, Junior, for nonpayment of a debt of three hundred and thirty eight pounds.

Fairfax County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1749, consists of negative photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the year 1749.

Fairfax County (Va.) Petition of Alexander Jennings for Relief from a Fine, 1750 Jun. 25. Jennings petitions the court for relief from a fine for neglecting to mend the road between Goose Creek and Great Limeflow. He cites a shortage of hands due to great sickness in the area, and cold and bad weather.

Fairfax County Roll of Regsitered Voters, records the roll of registered voters in Fairfax County. The volume is divided by precincts: Accotink, Annandale, Bayliss, Burke's Station, Centreville, Clifton, Dranesville, Court House, Falls Church, Forestville, Gumspring, Herndon, Langley, The Lick, Moore's, Pullman's, Swetnam's, Thompson's, Vienna, Well's Store, West End, Wiehle, and Woodyards; and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volumes includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.