A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1765-1945 Mecklenburg County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1765-1945 1149468-1180855 circa

A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1765-1945

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1149468-1180855 circa


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1149468-1180855 circa
Title
previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Fiduciary Records 1765-1945
Physical Characteristics
37.6 cu. ft (42 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1765-1945. Local government records collection, previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit 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 Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for Charlotte of previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit-Strelitz, consort of King George III. It was formed from Lunenburg previous hit County  next hit in 1764. The previous hit county  next hit court first met on 11 March 1765.

Created in 1764. Numerous loose records prior to 1783 are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1765-1945, 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.

This collection largely consists of Administrators' Bond; Executors' Bonds; Inventories; Accounts of Sale; and Appraisements.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and 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 .