Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated. Local government records collection, Frederick County 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 Frederick County.

Historical Information

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of King George II. It was formed from Orange County by a statute of 1738 that stipulated that when the population was large enough the new county government would begin to function. The county court first met on 11 November 1743. Part of Augusta County was added in 1754.

Scope and Content

Frederick County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1790-1924, undated, 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 Administrator Bonds (1882-1907), Estate Accounts (1851-1923), Estate Settlements (1834), Appraisals (1880-1924), Inventories (1844-1904), Misc. Personal Accounts (1803), Trustee Accounts (1906). Includes Division of Joseph Pollard's slaves, 1815, Inventory, 1790, and Estate Sale, 1815.

Related Material

Additional Frederick County 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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