LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
Know all by these presents,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Christine E. Headly,
Allison J. Dodson, Tammy P. Frazier and Scott H. Richter, or any of them, acting
singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer or director or both of Fauquier
Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any
amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely
file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including without limitation the filing of a Form ID
or any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to
file the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC;
3. Seek or obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in
the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes
any such person to release any such information to each of the undersigned's
attorneys-in-fact appointed by this Limited Power of Attorney and approves and
ratifies any such release of information; and
4. Take any other action in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever required, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request and on
the behalf of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for
the failure to comply with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain
in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of this 10th day of
January, 2018.
/s/ John B. Adams, Jr.