Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives
Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives
701 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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The Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archive, located within the Clerk's Office
of the Fredericksburg courthouse, provides rich genealogical and historical
research materials from loose papers attached to cases tried at
Fredericksburg, Virginia as well as bound volumes.
Since Fredericksburg served as an important transportation hub from early
colonial days, several courts sat here, and served a large geographical
area from Virginia's Tidewater to lands once part of the Commonwealth as
far west as the Mississippi River.
These records survived destruction during the Civil War, and thus offer an
unusually complete record of local and regional history as well as
America's movement west.
Description:
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is one of five constitutional officers
elected by the citizens of Fredericksburg.
In Virginia, the office dates from 1619.
The Code of Virginia provides for over 800 responsibilities for the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, but his or her chief responsibilities include serving
as recorder of deeds, deciding certain issues of probate, issuing marriage
licenses, creating court records, and certifying and archiving all records
of the Circuit Courts and other records as provided by law.
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