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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Mary Ann Mason, 03 February 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Albemarle County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1789-1956 circa A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1042624-1186764 circa Mary Ann Mason

Library of Virginia 2021 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Albemarle County (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1789-1956 circa 1042624-1186764 circa Library of Virginia 13.0 cu. ft. ; 2 boxes ; and 13 v. English Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Albemarle County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1789-1956 circa. Local government records collection, Albemarle 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 Albemarle County.

 Historical Information

Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle, and governor of Virginia from 1737 to 1754. It was created by a statute of 1744 and formed from Goochland County; part of Louisa County was added in 1761 and islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River in 1770. The court met for the first time on 8 February 1745.

Created in 1744. All order books except the first and many loose papers between 1748 and 1781 were destroyed by British general Banastre Tarleton’s raid on Charlottesville in 1781 during the Revolutionary War.

 Scope and Content

Albemarle County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1789-1956 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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.