Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Goochland County (Va.) Reels 85-121

Preferred Citation

Goochland County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1728-1912. Local Government Records Collection, Goochland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Goochland County.

Microfilm reels were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Historical Information

Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. It was formed from Henrico County in 1728.

Scope and Content

Goochland County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1728-1912, 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 includes administrators' bonds, dower appraisements, estate accounts, executors' bonds, guardians' bonds, and inventories and appraisements.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by surname.

Related Material

Additional Goochland County Court records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Goochland County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• African Americans -- History.
• Dower -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Estates (Law) -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Executors and administrators -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Guardian and ward -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Land subdivision -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Slaveholders. -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Slaves -- Virginia -- Goochland County.

Geographical Names:

• Goochland County -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Appraisals -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Estate administration records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Estate inventories -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
• Performance bonds -- Virginia -- Goochland County.

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