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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Mary Ann Mason, 18 March 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1109813 Mary Ann Mason

Library of Virginia 2021 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1773-1787 1109813 Library of Virginia 1 volume English Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787. Local government records collection, Fairfax 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 Fairfax County as part of accession 22207.

Historical Information

Fairfax County was named for Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. It was formed from Prince William County in 1742. Part of Loudoun County was added in 1798.

Created in 1742. Original wills and deeds as well as many other loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War. Deed books for twenty-six of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing. Numerous pre–Civil War minute books are missing as well.

 Scope and Content

Fairfax County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1773-1787, include an Executors' Bond Book.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Fairfax County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.