Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Fauquier County, with the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps; it doesn't mean every year in between survives.
Land and deeds
- Deed Book1759–1902
Wills
- General Index to Wills1759–1920
- Will Book1759–1967
- Records at Large [Wills, Etc1821–1882
Marriages, births and deaths
- Births1853–1860
- Register of Births1853–1896
- Register of Deaths1853–1896
Court orders and minutes
- Minute Book1759–1865
- Land Causes1809–1850
- Memorandum Book1809–1815
- Record of Appeals1809–1850
- Chancery Order Book1831–1909
- Law Order Book1831–1911
- Order Book1832–1904
Records of free Black and enslaved people
- Register of Free Negroes1817–1865
Military and pensions
- Muster Roll Etc1861–1865
Bonds and oaths
- Officials' Bond Book1938–1945
County government and the poor
- Overseer of the Poor Minute Book1804–1845
See every volume and reel number at the Library of Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, County and City Records on Microfilm. Reels marked for interlibrary loan can be borrowed through your local library.
Where to find the records
- Fauquier County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the circuit court clerk's office, and any online record search the county offers.
- The circuit court clerk's office
Virginia's deed, will and marriage books are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, though many older records have been moved to the Library of Virginia. Call before you visit; hours and access to older volumes vary.
- Library of Virginia: Fauquier County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed volume with its years and reel number. Use the reels in Richmond; many can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Library of Virginia: Chancery Records Indexfree
Search equity court suits by name. They're rich in family detail: estate divisions, heirs and land disputes. Many localities' suits are scanned and free to view.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Virginia, Fauquier" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Prince William County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Prince William County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1759, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Start with the deed and will books: they name relatives, neighbors and land. Then try the court order books, which mention almost everyone in the county sooner or later, as witnesses, jurors, road workers or parties to a suit.