Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1840
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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914
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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...
Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court.
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Fauquier County was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. From the guide to the Fauquier County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1817-1865, (The Library of Virginia) Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. It was formed...
