PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04944::A Guide to the Frederick County Records, 1746-1927, undated)//EN" "vi04944.xml" A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated 1016868, 1018028, 1018040, 1018098 Callie Lou Freed Library of Virginia © 2020 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 13 May 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1016868, 1018028, 1018040, 1018098 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated 1016868, 1018028, 1018040, 1018098 Library of Virginia 4 boxes--3 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1018028) found at Library of Virginia. English Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated. Local government records collection, Frederick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Frederick County.

Historical Information

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of King George II. The county was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 11 November 1743. Part of Augusta County was added in 1754.

Scope and Content

Frederick County (Va.) Records, 1746-1927, undated, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Clerk's Records, Personal Documentation and Chancery Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Land Records, Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, Organization Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Treasurers' Records and Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records) and Wills.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Frederick County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Frederick County. Geographical Names: Frederick County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Frederick County. Contents List Records, 1746-1927

Court Records: Judgments and Clerks' Records: Clerks' Correspondence (Insurance Policy on Courthouse and Clerk's Office); Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Ministers' Bonds; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Marriage Consents.

Records, undated

Land Records, Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, Court Records: Personal Documentation: Naturalization Records, Organization Records. Various Record Series pulled from Judgments.

Records, 1771-1917

County Administrative Records: Treasurers' Records: Parish Accounts, 1829-1839, 1840-1849, 1850-1861; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Marriage Register, 1803-1867; Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1839-1917; Court Records: Personal Documentation: Name Change Petitions, Consents to Adoption, etc.), 1900-1905; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Birth record (1) and Claims for Registering Births, 1800-1871; Wills: Recorded Wills, 1771-1894. Note: Box contains RESTRICTED Material, please contact Local Records before serving. Various Record Series pulled from Judgments.

Records, 1867-1915

Court Records: Chancery Records: Mary Newcomer's account with Allimony and Mayers, 1867-1868; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records: Time Books and Receipts, 1914-1915; County Administrative Records: Treasurer's Receipts, 1914-1915.