Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Prince William County (Va.) Administrators' Bond Book, 1753-1782. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This volume came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 31262.

Historical Information

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

This volume was originally created by the County Court.

Scope and Content

Prince William County (Va.) Administrators' Bond Book covers the years 1753-1782. An Administrator is a person appointed by the court to manage the assets and liabilities of a person who dies without having written a valid will. An administrator may also be appointed if the testator leaves an incomplete will naming no executor, or if the named executor cannot or will not serve. Pages for 1753-1777 are printed pages; there are additional handwritten pages for 1778-1782, with mold damage. A promissory note is inserted near back of the handwritten pages, dated 1793.

Related Material

Additional Prince William County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Prince William County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Prince William County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Prince William County.

Geographical Names:

• Prince William County--History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Prince William County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Prince William County (Va.) County Court.

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