A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Records, 1731-1969
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1050828, 1050831-1050832, 1050834, 1050838, 1114844
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Preferred Citation
Prince William County (Va.) Records, 1731-1969. Local Government Records Collection, Prince William 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 records from Prince William County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 25223, 22656, 24961, 23722, 21178-21189, 20816-20818, 34345, 33797, 21709, 22743b and 20620.
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.
Some items in this collection were originally created by the County Court.
Scope and Content
Prince William County (Va.) Records, 1731-1969, include various records from the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, County and Circuit Court Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Military and Pension Records, Miscellaneous Records, Tax and Fiscal Records and Wills.
Related Material
Additional Prince William 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
- Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Prince William County.
- Prince William County (Va.)--History.
- Local government records--Virginia--Prince William County.
- Prince William County (Va.) County Court.
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Contents List
Court Records: Board of Supervisors vs. J. P. Leachman, County Treasurer, 1921 ca. Leachman accused of forgery. Election Records: Municipal elections - town of Manassas, 8 June 1937
Miscellaneous records, correspondence, list of tax collected, executions
Settlement of Estates by sheriff as administrator, miscellaneous papers (correspondence, accounts, court papers) concerning Magow family of Gainesville.
Court Records: Criminal Records: Commonwealth vs. W.W. Garrison (forgery); Judgment: Admr. of Whetzel vs. Southern Railroad Company; Tax and Fiscal Records: Cash Receipts and Disbursements, 1967-1969, Miscellaneous financial records; Miscellaneous Records: Unidentified photograph
Apprenticeship indenture, John S. Bonny to Richard Cooke, Mar. 30, 1806 (accession 24961-10); Sheriff's bond, Robert Jones, May 19, 1731 (accession 24961-2); Deposition, John Brett vs. James Ewell, July 4, 1789 (accession 24961-8); Declaration, Robert Moseley vs. Daniel Peake, n.d. (accession 22656-139); Petition, Stephen Ashby vs. Vestor Moss, 1771 (accession 22656-136); Writ, James Young vs. Exrs of James Keith, Aug. 5, 1756 (accession 23722) and Charles Guy vs. John Earls, June 20, 1768 (accession 22656-135); Administrators' bonds, Admr. of William Mason, Nov 25, 1751 (accession 22656-138); Assignment of estate administrator for James Harrill, June 23, 1763 (accession 25223); Estate accounts, John Gosling, Nov. 25, 1740 (accession 24961-6), Francis Lucas, July 2, 1740 (accession 24961-4), Samuel McKenley, June 23, 1740 (accession 24961-3); Deeds, John Wigginton & wife to George Mason, May 29, 1753 (accession 24961-7); Militia commission of William Cornwell, Sept. 26, 1801 signed by James Monroe (accession 24961-9); Power of Attorney, Margaret Taylor, Feb. 16, 1731 (accession 24961-1); Wills, James Harrill, 1756 (accession 25223) and Thomas Hudnall Nov. 24, 1740 (accession 24961-5) (includes references to named enslaved persons Susey, George, Winney, Jack).
Prince William County: Tax and Fiscal Records: Rent Rolls, 1737 (negative photostat - Accession #21178), 1738-1739 (negative photostat - Accession #21179), 1753 (negative photostat - Accession #21180), 1754 (negative photostat - Accession #21181),1760 (negative photostat - Accession #21182), 1761 (negative photostat - Accession #21183), 1767 (negative photostat - Accession #21184), 1767 (negative photostat - Accession #21185), 1773 (negative photostat - Accession #21186), 1777 (negative photostat - Accession #21187); Rental, 1752 (negative photostat - Accession #20816), 1753 (negative photostat - Accession #20817), 1754 (negative photostat - Accession #20818); Tithables: 1747 (Accession #22743b), 1765 (photocopy); Land Records: List of Landholders, 1762 (Accession #21188); Deeds, 1742 (Accession #34345), 1743 (Accession #33797); List of Landholders in Prince William and Fairfax residing elsewhere, 1767 (Accession #21189); Court Records: Memo of Court Records at Manassas, 1752-1933 (Accession #20620); Writ (capias) issued by Peter Wagener, 1752 (accession #21709); Fiduciary Records: Appraisement, 1751 (Accession #33797)