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Page County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1888-1936 circa. Local government records collection, Page 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 Page County.
Page County was named, according to most sources, for John Page, revolutionary patriot, congressman, and governor of Virginia from 1802 to 1805. It was formed from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties in 1831.
Page County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1888-1936 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.
Additional Page County records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm .