PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05603::A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated)//EN" "vi05603.xml" A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated 1117430, 1117432, 1099027, 1132382, 1099027 Mary Ann Mason Library of Virginia © 2021 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Mary Ann Mason, 03 February 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1117430, 1117432, 1099027, 1132382, 1099027 Mary Ann Mason

Library of Virginia 2021 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1790-1924, undated 1117430, 1117432, 1099027, 1132382, 1099027 Library of Virginia 2.19 cu.ft. and 2 volumes English Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated. Local government records collection, Frederick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items 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. It 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.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated, 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 Administrator Bonds (1882-1907), Estate Accounts (1851-1923), Estate Settlements (1834), Appraisals (1880-1924), Inventories (1844-1904), Misc. Personal Accounts (1803), Trustee Accounts (1906). Includes Division of Joseph Pollard's slaves, 1815, Inventory, 1790, and Estate Sale, 1815.

 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.