Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Miscellaneous Fairfax County (Va.) Records, 1731-1857, Local government records collection, Fairfax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Fairfax County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the accession numbers 20636, 21169, 21170, 21171, 21172, 21173, 21681, 22650a-f, h-k, q, 23478, and 27171.

Historical Information

Fairfax County was named for Thomas Fairfax, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. It was formed from Prince William County in 1742. Its area is 410 square miles, and the county seat is Fairfax.

Created in 1742. Original wills and deeds as well as many other loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War. Deed books for twenty-six of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing. Numerous pre–Civil War minute books are missing as well.

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous Fairfax County (Va.) Records, 1731-1857, consists of Court Records, Miscellaneous Court Papers, Petition of John Middleton, Rent Rolls, Road and Bridge Papers, Road Petitions, and Tithables.

Related Material

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

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Fairfax County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Fairfax County.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Fairfax County.

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