By: J. Estell King, Pub. 1939, reprinted 2016, 174 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-834-X.
Fauquier County was created in 1759 from Prince William County, VA. It was an important migration path for early settlers moving into Ohio, Tennessee, North & South Carolina. Many of her early settlers were from Pennsylvania, including Germans, Quakers, Welch and Scot-Irish. This book contains not only wills of individuals, but also Administrations and marriages. The names of approximately 5,500 persons are found in these legal records of this important county.