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A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1831-1959, undated James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1831-1959, undated 1103376, 1103369, 1153856, 1103377, 1167494

A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1831-1959, undated

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Barcode number: 1103376, 1103369, 1153856, 1103377, 1167494


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Library of Virginia
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1103376, 1103369, 1153856, 1103377, 1167494
Title
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1831-1959, undated
Physical Characteristics
1.45 cu. ft. and 3 v.
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previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1831-1959, undated. Local government records collection, previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of 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 previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of as part of accession 22207.

Historical Information

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King previous hit James  next hit I. It was one of the eight shires, or previous hit counties  next hit, enumerated in 1634. Subsequent additions from the Williamsburg section of York previous hit County  next hit were made in 1769, 1852, and 1880.

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was recognized in 1634 as an original shire. Williamsburg was founded in 1699 and declared a “ previous hit city  next hit Incorporate” by a royal charter in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. Beginning in 1770, the courts of previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit and Williamsburg shared a common courthouse. During the Civil War, the records of both localities were transferred to Richmond for safekeeping, but were destroyed by fire there on April 3, 1865. The records of the superior court of chancery for the Williamsburg district were destroyed by a courthouse fire in April 1911.

Scope and Content

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1831-1959, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Related Material

Additional previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and previous hit City Records on Microfilm .

See 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 .

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