Table of Contents

The range and depth of records contained in Historic Court Records changes as additional records are preserved, indexed and prepared for internet presentation.  Record extracts from  the following courts are searchable:

• Fredericksburg Hustings / Corporation Court (1782-1913)
• Spotsylvania District Court (1789-1812)
• Spotsylvania Superior Court of Chancery (1813-1831)
• Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law (1813-1831)
• Spotsylvania Superior Court of Law and Chancery (1831-1851)
• Spotsylvania Circuit Court (1851-1889)
• Fredericksburg Circuit Court (1889-1913)

Additional searchable record indices and extracts currently on the Historic Court Records site are:

• Apprenticeship Identures
• Clerk's Order Books
• Free Negro and Slave Records
• Inquests
• Marriage Records
• Fredericksburg Marriage Records Index (1782-1954)
• Spotsylvania Marriage Record Extracts
• Mayor's Court Order Books (1821-1835)
• Military Papers
• World War I Inductees (Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania)
• Induction and Discharge Records (1945-1991)
• Pension papers (applications, letters, lists, etc.)
• Wills (originals only - not will book recordings)

We anticipate adding the following record extracts to Historic Court Records (not necessarily in the order listed):

• Fredericksburg Land Tax Records (1782 - 1870)
• Fredericksburg Council Papers
• Land Records (originals only - not deed book recordings)

Disclaimer: Data provided by Historic Court Records is not official and is provided by the Historic Court Records site for genealogical and historical research purposes only. All data contained herein should be verified by obtaining a copy of the original record.