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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 08 March 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments, 1829-1916(bulk 1833-1873) A Collection in the Library of Virginia Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2010 Callie Lou Freed Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments, 1829-1916(bulk 1833-1873) State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 158.175 cubic feet (352 boxes); 9 volumes English Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments, 1829-1916(bulk 1833-1873). [insert series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Fauquier County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Fauquier County in 2000 under accession numbers 37409 and 37410, in 2003 under accession number 40529, in 2011 under accession number 22743, as well as in an undated accession.

Processing Information

Prior to 2026, the judgement descriptive records were not standardized in their inclusion of contextual information or content lists. Local Records staff reviewed this record and have updated to current standards as of 2026.

Encoded by C. Freed: 2013; updated by J. Taylor: August 2026.

Historical Information

Context for Record Type: Judgments are identified as civil suits, often involving debt, heard by a jury on the "law" side of the court as opposed to the "chancery" (or equity) side. Should the defendant not have funds to repay the debt, the court ordered their property (including enslaved people) to be seized and sold to repay the debt owed to the plaintiff. Judgments also contain suits brought by enslaved people seeking to gain their freedom.

In Judgments, an assumpsit or declaration (sometimes referred to as a narratio) lays out the plaintiff's grievance as a petition acted as a formal application to the court requesting judicial action. Judgment suits also generally included record types like subpoenas, summons, and exhibit. Judgments may also include additional documentations such as executions, bonds, and various kinds of writs.

Judgment suits make up a large quantity of a locality's records; consequently, they provide a great deal of information concerning the activities and interests of the people who lived in the locality. Since the vast majority of judgment suits relate to financial matters, they are a valuable resource in studying the economic and social history of Virginia localities and are the impotence for many chancery suits.

Locality History: Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. It was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. The county seat is Warrenton.

Additional Judgment Types

Office judgments are ruled on outside of a traditional court hearing by a court clerk, rather than a judge and usually occurs when a defendant failed to file a timely response.

 Scope and Content

Fauquier County (Va.) Judgments, 1829-1904 (bulk 1833-1904), contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt. These records consist of processed, loose records and several volumes.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Judgments, 1829-1904 Series II: Judgment Volumes, 1804-1916

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Fauquier County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"

 Contents List Judgments, 1829-1904 State Records Center 158.175 cubic feet (352 boxes)

These records are arranged chronologically by year and month, then numerically by original drawer number.

Judgments 1829, 1833 Judgments 1833-1834 Judgments 1833 Judgments 1833 Judgments 1833 Office Judgments and Judgments 1833 Judgments and Office Judgments 1833 Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834 Office Judgments 1834 Judgments and Office Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834 Judgments and Office Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834 Office Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834 Office Judgments and Judgments 1834 Judgments 1834-1835 Judgments 1835 Judgments 1835 Office Judgments and Judgments 1835 Judgments and Office Judgments 1835 Judgments 1835 Judgments 1835 Judgments 1835 Judgments 1835 Office Judgments 1835 Office Judgments and Judgments 1835 Judgments and Office Judgments 1835 Judgments and Office Judgments 1835 Office Judgments 1835 Office Judgments and Judgments 1835 Judgments and Office Judgments 1836 Office Judgments and Judgments 1836 Office Judgments and Judgments 1836 Office Judgments and Judgments 1836 Judgments and Office Judgments 1836 Judgments 1836 Judgments and Office Judgments 1836 Judgments and Office Judgments 1836 Judgments 1836-1837 Judgments 1837 Office Judgments 1837 Office Judgments 1837 Judgments 1837 Judgments and Office Judgments 1837 Judgments and Office Judgments 1837 Judgments 1837 Office Judgments and Judgments 1837 Office Judgments 1837 Office Judgments and Judgments 1837 Judgments 1837-1838 Judgments 1838 Office Judgments and Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Office Judgments and Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838 Office Judgments 1838 Judgments and Office Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838 Judgments 1838-1839 Office Judgments and Judgments 1839 Office Judgments and Judgments 1839 Office Judgments 1839 Judgments 1839 Judgments and Office Judgments 1839 Judgments 1839 Judgments and Office Judgments 1839 Judgments and Office Judgments 1839 Judgments and Office Judgments 1839 Office Judgments and Judgments 1839 Office Judgments and Judgments 1840 Judgments and Office Judgments 1840 Office Judgments 1840 Judgments 1840 Judgments and Office Judgments 1840 Judgments 1840 Judgments and Office Judgments 1840 Judgments 1840 Office Judgments 1840 Office Judgments and Judgments 1840 Office Judgments and Judgments 1840-1841 Judgments and Office Judgments 1841 Judgments 1841 Office Judgments and Judgments 1841 Office Judgments 1841 Office Judgments and Judgments 1841 Judgments and Office Judgments 1841 Office Judgments 1841 Judgments 1841 Judgments 1841 Office Judgments 1841 Office Judgments 1841 Office Judgments and Judgments 1841 Judgments and Office Judgments 1841 Judgments 1841 Office Judgments 1841 Judgments 1841-1842 Judgments 1842 Judgments 1842 Office Judgments 1842 Judgments and Office Judgments 1842 Office Judgments and Judgments 1842 Office Judgments 1842 Office Judgments and Judgments 1842 Office Judgments and Judgments 1842 Judgments 1842 Judgments 1842 Office Judgments 1842 Office Judgments 1842 Office Judgments and Judgments 1842 Judgments and Office Judgments 1842 Judgments 1842-1843 Office Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843 Judgments and Office Judgments 1843 Office Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843 Office Judgments and Judgments 1843 Office Judgments and Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843 Judgments and Office Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843 Judgments and Office Judgments 1843 Judgments and Office Judgments 1843 Judgments 1843-1844 Office Judgments 1844 Office Judgments and Judgments 1844 Judgments 1844 Office Judgments 1844 Judgments and Office Judgments 1844 Office Judgments 1844 Judgments 1844 Judgments and Office Judgments 1844 Judgments 1844 Judgments 1844-1845 Office Judgments and Judgments 1845 Judgments and Office Judgments 1845 Office Judgments and Judgments 1845 Judgments and Office Judgments 1845 Office Judgments and Judgments 1845 Judgments 1845 Judgments 1845 Judgments 1845 Judgments and Office Judgments 1845 Office Judgments and Judgments 1845-1846 Judgments 1846 Judgments and Office Judgments 1846 Judgments and Office Judgments 1846 Judgments and Office Judgments 1846 Office Judgments and Judgments 1846 Office Judgments and Judgments 1846 Office Judgments and Judgments 1846 Office Judgments and Judgments 1846-1847 Judgments 1847 Judgments and Office Judgments 1847 Office Judgments and Judgments 1847 Judgments and Office Judgments 1847 Judgments and Office Judgments 1847 Office Judgments and Judgments 1847 Office Judgments 1847 Judgments and Office Judgments 1847 Miscellaneous Judgments 1847 Office Judgments and Judgments 1847-1848 Office Judgments and Judgments 1848 Judgments and Office Judgments 1848 Judgments and Office Judgments 1848 Office Judgments and Judgments 1848 Judgments and Office Judgments 1848 Office Judgments and Judgments 1848 Office Judgments and Judgments 1848 Judgments and Office Judgments 1848 Judgments 1848 Judgments 1848-1849 Judgments and Office Judgments 1849 Office Judgments and Judgments 1849 Judgments 1849 Office Judgments and Judgments 1849 Office Judgments 1849 Judgments 1849 Judgments and Office Judgments 1849 Office Judgments and Judgments 1849 Office Judgments 1849 Judgments 1849-1850 Judgments and Office Judgments 1850 Office Judgments and Judgments 1850 Judgments and Office Judgments 1850 Judgments and Office Judgments 1850 Judgments and Office Judgments 1850 Office Judgments and Judgments 1850 Office Judgments and Judgments 1850 Office Judgments and Judgments 1850-1851 Judgments and Office Judgments 1851 Judgments and Office Judgments 1851 Office Judgments and Judgments 1851 Judgments and Office Judgments 1851 Judgments and Office Judgments 1851 Office Judgments and Judgments 1852 Judgments and Office Judgments 1852 Judgments and Office Judgments 1852 Judgments and Office Judgments 1852 Office Judgments and Judgments 1852 Office Judgments and Judgments 1852-1853 Judgments and Office Judgments 1853 Judgments and Office Judgments 1853 Judgments and Office Judgments 1853 Office Judgments and Judgments 1853 Judgments and Office Judgments 1853 Judgments 1853-1854 Judgments 1854 Judgments 1854 Office Judgments and Judgments 1854 Judgments and Office Judgments 1854 Judgments and Office Judgments 1854 Office Judgments and Judgments 1854 Judgments 1854-1855 Office Judgments and Judgments 1855 Judgments and Office Judgments 1855 Office Judgments 1855 Office Judgments and Judgments 1855 Judgments and Office Judgments 1855 Judgments and Office Judgments 1855 Office Judgments 1855 Judgments and Office Judgments 1855 Office Judgments and Judgments 1856-1857 Office Judgments and Judgments 1856 Judgments and Office Judgments 1856 Judgments 1856 Judgments 1856 Judgments and Office Judgments 1856 Office Judgments 1856 Office Judgments 1856 Judgments 1856 Office Judgments and Judgments 1857 Judgments and Office Judgments 1857 Judgments and Office Judgments 1857 Office Judgments and Judgments 1857 Judgments and Office Judgments 1857 Office Judgments 1857 Judgments and Office Judgments 1857 Office Judgments and Judgments 1857-1858 Office Judgments 1858 Judgments 1858 Judgments and Office Judgments 1858 Office Judgments 1858 Office Judgments and Judgments 1858 Judgments 1858 Office Judgments 1858 Judgments and Office Judgments 1858 Office Judgments and Judgments 1858 Judgments and Office Judgments 1858 Office Judgments and Judgments 1858-1859 Judgments and Office Judgments 1859 Office Judgments and Judgments 1859 Judgments 1859 Judgments and Office Judgments 1859 Judgments 1859 Judgments and Office Judgments 1859-1860 Judgments and Office Judgments 1860 Judgments and Office Judgments 1860 Judgments 1860 Office Judgments and Judgments 1860 Judgments and Office Judgments 1860 Office Judgments and Judgments 1861 Judgments and Office Judgments 1861 Judgments 1861 Office Judgments and Judgments 1861, 1864-1865 Judgments 1866 Judgments 1866 Judgments and Office Judgments 1866 Judgments and Office Judgments 1866 Judgments and Office Judgments 1866 Office Judgments 1866 Judgments 1866 Office Judgments and Judgments 1866 Office Judgments 1866 Office Judgments and Judgments 1866 Judgments 1867 Judgments 1867 Office Judgments and Judgments 1867 Judgments 1867 Judgments and Office Judgments 1867 Judgments and Office Judgments 1867 Office Judgments and Judgments 1867 Judgments and Office Judgments 1867 Judgments 1867-1868 Judgments and Office Judgments 1868 Judgments and Office Judgments 1868 Judgments and Office Judgments 1868 Office Judgments and Judgments 1868 Office Judgments and Judgments 1868 Office Judgments and Judgments 1868-1869 Judgments and Office Judgments 1869 Judgments and Office Judgments 1869 Office Judgments 1869 Judgments and Office Judgments 1869 Office Judgments and Judgments 1869 Judgments 1869-1870 Judgments 1870 Judgments 1870 Judgments and Office Judgments 1870 Office Judgments 1870 Office Judgments and Judgments 1870 Judgments and Office Judgments 1870 Office Judgments and Judgments 1870 Office Judgments 1870 Judgments and Office Judgments 1871 Judgments and Office Judgments 1871 Office Judgments and Judgments 1871 Judgments and Office Judgments 1871 Judgments 1871 Office Judgments and Judgments 1871 Judgments and Office Judgments 1871 Judgments 1871 Judgments and Office Judgments 1871-1872 Judgments 1872 Judgments and Office Judgments 1872 Judgments and Office Judgments 1872 Judgments 1872 Judgments and Office Judgments 1872 Office Judgments and Judgments 1872 Judgments and Office Judgments 1873 Judgments and Office Judgments 1873 Office Judgments and Judgments 1873 Judgments 1873 Judgments and Appeal Warrants 1874 Judgments 1874-1875 Judgments 1876 Judgments 1877 Judgments 1878-1879 Judgments 1880-1881 Judgments 1881-1883 Judgments 1884-1885 Judgments 1886-1887 Judgments 1887-1889 Judgments 1889-1890 Judgments 1891-1892 Judgments 1893-1894 Judgments 1894-1895 Judgments 1896-1898 Judgments 1898-1900 Judgments 1900-1902 Judgments 1903-1904 Judgment Volumes, 1804-1916 State Records Center 9 volumes Judgments Book 1804-1805 Judgments Book 1823-1827, 1843 Index to Judgment Len Dockets, Plai 1841-1916 Judgments Book 1843-1845 Index to Judgment Lien Dockets, Def 1844-1915 Index to Judgment Lien Dockets, Def 1846-1906 Index to Judgment Lien Dockets, Pla 1847-1916 Judgments Book 1848-1850 Judgments Book 1854-1859