PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05630::A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated)//EN" "vi05630.xml" A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated 1045935-1045938, 1046025-1046046, 1046150, 1124685 Mary Ann Mason Library of Virginia © 2021 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Mary Ann Mason, 18 March 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1045935-1045938, 1046025-1046046, 1046150, 1124685 Mary Ann Mason

Library of Virginia 2021 LVA staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records 1737-1961, undated 1045935-1045938, 1046025-1046046, 1046150, 1124685 Library of Virginia 9.45 cu. ft. and 5 boxes English Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated. Local government records collection, Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County as part of accession 22207.

Historical Information

Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth earl of Chesterfield, British statesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749.

Scope and Content

Chesterfield County (Va.) Wills and Fiduciary Records, 1737-1961, undated, include Wills; Administrator and Guardian Accounts; Inventories; Accounts of Sales Information; Assessment;Guardian Selections; and Refusals to Administer. related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Pre-1865 records may contain information related to enslaved people.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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