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A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Orphans' Account Book, 1759-1777 Spotsylvania County (Va.) Orphans' Account Book, 1759-1777 1130562

A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Orphans' Account Book, 1759-1777

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1130562
Title
Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Orphans' Account Book, 1759-1777
Physical Characteristics
1 photostatic volume
Collector
Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Orphans' Account Book, 1759-1777. Local government records collection, Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This volume was created by the staff of the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit was formed from Essex, previous hit King  next hit William, and previous hit King  next hit and previous hit Queen  next hit previous hit Counties  next hit by a statute adopted in 1720 to take effect on 1 May 1721. The previous hit county  next hit was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722.

The original records were created by the previous hit County  next hit Court.

Created by an act of 1720 to take effect on May 1, 1721. Many loose previous hit county  next hit court papers prior to 1839, when the courthouse moved from Fredericksburg to Spotsylvania Courthouse, are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist. The district court, superior court, and circuit court records of Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit from 1813 to 1889 are in Fredericksburg.

Scope and Content

Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Orphans' Account Book dates from 1759-1777. Since ca. 1660 guardians have been required to file a yearly account with the clerk of the court. These accounts are sometimes called orphans' accounts.

Related Material

Additional Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and City Records on Microfilm."

Spotsylvania previous hit County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Spotsylvania Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History--18th century

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia--Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit.

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Spotsylvania previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Spotsylvania County (Va.)--History--18th century
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