Margie, Chesterfield was formed from Henrico County in 1749 at which time the orphan in question was an adult. You need to look in Henrico County for the guardian records. The guardianship was over the child's estate, not the child. The child may live with their guardian or with their Mother if she is alive. If they were be bound out to learn a trade and they would live with the person to whom they were bound. They could live with a relative. They could also move to another location. You may want to borrow Henrico County, VA Reel 91 from The Library of Virginia through Interlibrary Loan. This reel contains Orphan Court Records for the period you are interested in seeing. Listed below is a description of information on Reel 91. Reel 91 [ILL} Orphan's Court, 1677 - 1739 c, 56 p. [Film of original. Indexed in Index to Colonial Records, p. 566-606, on Reel 50] Reel 91 [ILL} Record Book No. 4 [Orphan's Court], 1677 - 1739 [Transcript of p. 1-42 of original Record Book; p. 42-56 of original Record Book follow the transcription. Film of transcript. Indexed in Index to Colonial Records, p. 566-606, on Reel 50 Here is the link to the list Henrico County Court Records available for Interlibrary Loan from The Library of Virginia. You will see there are Order Books that may be helpful in your research. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA125 Louise Jones -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margie Puckett Barton Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Orphans in Henrico/Chesterfield Co 1725 Question: When a person is given guardianship over a child, what happens to the child, does the child move from Henrico Co to Chesterfield and live with the guardian? I am researching a family in Henrico Co 1721 to 1737, Bristol Parish wardens gave guardianship to an uncle living in Chesterfield, but assumingly the father died in 1721 and the mother died before 1737, the child was born about 1718, would there be any guardianship records in Chesterfield County? To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html