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Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 national census, the county's population was 55,139. Fauquier County's county seat is Warrenton, and the county is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
History
Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from Prince William County. It is named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend. Timeline
Population History
Research TipsOnline Recordshttp://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/land/index.htm Abstracts of wills, administrations, and marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1800 Fauquier County BooksIf you know any of these are available online, please add the link. Fauquier County, Virginia Deeds 1759 - 1778 compiled by John K. Gott Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia Wills, Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800 by John K. Gott Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia Wills, Inventories & Accounts 1800-1865 Dee Ann Buck Fauquier County, Virginia 1759-1854 Marriages by John K. Gott Fauquier County Virginia Court Records John K Gott Fauquier County, Virginia Deeds 1778-1785 Compiled by John K. Gott Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys Dunmore, Shenandoah, Culpeper, Prince William, Fauquier & Stafford Counties 1710 - 1780 Volume III compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner. Military Records, Certificates of Service, Discharge, Heirs, & Pension Declarations and Schedules From The Fauquier County, Virginia Court Minute Books 1784 - 1840 compiled by Joan W. PETERS. Fauquier County, Virginia Clerks Loose Papers - A Guide to the Records 1759 - 1919 by Joan W. Peters. C.G.R. S. Fauquier County, Virginia Guardian Bonds 1759-1871 by Dee Ann Buck Fauquier County, Virginia Guardian Bonds 1759-1871 by John K. Gott, Heritage Books.
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