When I want to know whether some records for Virginia or its sister state Kentucky exist, I log on to the trusty [most of the time, although some of have quarrels with the cataloging] Family History Library catalog at www.familysearch.org The link to the catalog which I prefer to use is on the lower right corner of the webpage. (Not all states have films of all county records, but the FHL has many films for VA and KY and are apparently refilming some of them, as I see newer numbers for some films--numbers beginning with 1,xxx,xxx [over 1 million].) I did a Place search for Fauquier Co. and scrolled down to Vital Records [this is how the cataloging for birth, deaths, and marriages is listed consistently in FHLC]. I see there are a few gaps in the years for register for deaths. I did not check the others--births and marriages. Most county clerks [I haven't prowled any courthouses in Virginia] are hard-working people, but they seldom have the time or the inclination to go digging for OLD records. You have to do it yourself--and guess what--that is when you make some GREAT discoveries!!! If you could see a demonstration of some of the containers in which these OLD records are kept (as I had the pleasure of seeing at the Library of Virginia as the Library Staff began to unfold and catalog the chancery court records), you probably wouldn't want to dig for them either. One of the boxes shown us was covered with coal dust from ages past. Also, many of the records are moldy, mildewy, and crumbling. Some handlers have to wear masks and can only work a few hours at a time handling these old records. In a courthouse in Kentucky, I observed the county clerks at work. They were busy issuing all kinds of licenses--for dogs, cars, marriages, etc. When I asked about Court Order Bks A and B, the response was: somebody else was asking for them. I guess they are in the basement. (The films are NOT at FHL in Salt Lake City.) In another courthouse in Mississippi, I was told there were NO old marriage records. I counted to ten, and then said, these are public records. Do you mind if I come behind the desk and take a look for myself [as I have done in numerous other courthouses]? Suddenly, the young man produced a yellowing, crumbly booklet and, lo and behold, on the second page was a notation that my ancestor was giving consent for his stepson [so stated] to get married. And I didn't even know my ancestor had had a previous marriage. Genealogists/historians from Salt Lake City, who do research all over the US and England, jokingly [but not really] state that the records you want are in the basement or in the attic, so wear flat heeled shoes and old clothes!!! A mask for your nose and mouth might be in order if you have allergies. Another ancecdote I read on the internet: Some courthouses were so prone to fire, from wood or coal stoves/heaters, that each night the clerk in charge of a particular set of records was advised to take them home and bring them to work the next morning. This may be a joke, but I have been toying with this hobby so long that I am willing to believe that almost anything which can happen in human existence can happen in genealogy and its pursuit!!! Hope you are able to find that death record, but there does seem to be a gap around Civil War times, at least in Fauquier Co. Maybe some clerk took the records home and never returned them. That must be what happened to the records of one of my Northern Neck colonial families!!! Be persistent--but keep your cool! E.W.Wallace