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Preferred Citation

Virginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1710-1953 circa. Local government records collection, Virginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County (Va.) 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 Virginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County.

Historical Information

Virginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County (Va.) was in Princess Anne County, which is now extinct. The ocean resort was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city by an act of the General Assembly on 14 February 1952. It was greatly enlarged on 1 January 1963 by consolidation with Princess Anne County, which thereby became extinct.

Scope and Content

Virginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1710-1953 circa, 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.

Related Material

Additional irginia Beach, City of/Princess Anne County (Va.) records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm .

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