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Louisa County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1700-1909. Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Louisa County in part from accession 38076.
Louisa County was named for Louisa, a daughter of King George II and wife of King Frederick V of Denmark. It was formed from Hanover County in 1742.
Louisa County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1700-1909, 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 Estate Divisions; Guardians' Appointments; Estate Sales ; Trustee Bonds; Guardian Bonds; Accounts; Settlements of Estates; and Estate Papers of Burnley Duke of Hanover County.
Additional Louisa County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm .