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In probate case files you may find wills, inventories, appraisals, accounts, and bonds. Probate records may also be included in deed books and court order books. | In probate case files you may find wills, inventories, appraisals, accounts, and bonds. Probate records may also be included in deed books and court order books. | ||
*A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Virginia and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Virginia Ancestry]. ($) | *A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Virginia and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Virginia Ancestry]. ($) | ||
*A discussion of Virginia Probate Records written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources ''can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Virginia_Probate_Records Ancestry].($) | *A discussion of Virginia Probate Records written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources ''can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Virginia_Probate_Records Ancestry].($) | ||
== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||
Understanding the Kentucky probate laws and how they changed over time can help us learn how the estate was administered, taxed, and distributed and might help to solve difficult genealogical problems. | Understanding the Kentucky probate laws and how they changed over time can help us learn how the estate was administered, taxed, and distributed and might help to solve difficult genealogical problems. | ||
Additional information about Kentucky state statutes relating to probate matters can be found at law libraries. Online digital versions of state statutes can often be found by conducting a search engine search for the term, "Kentucky statutes." | Additional information about Kentucky state statutes relating to probate matters can be found at law libraries. Online digital versions of state statutes can often be found by conducting a search engine search for the term, "Kentucky statutes." | ||
== Repositories == | == Repositories == | ||
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Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the ''Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866.'' If you find a will abstact that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website: | Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the ''Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866.'' If you find a will abstact that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website: | ||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Wills & Testaments (1513-1901)], courtesy: Scotlands People | * | ||
[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Wills & Testaments (1513-1901)], courtesy: Scotlands People | |||
==== Additional Statewide Collections ==== | |||
*''Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600s-1700s.'' [S.l.]: Brøderbund, c2000. FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 510 - FHL US/CAN Access Window | |||
*Oliver, Harold. ''Virginia in the 1600's, An Index to Who was There!---and Where!'' Riverside, California: D&H Pub. Co., c1992- FHL book 975.5 H22v. | |||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia). ''Genealogical Records (Family, Church and War Records, etc.).'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. FHL film 897333 Items 1-2. | |||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia). Genealogical records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. FHL films 850096 Item 9, 850097 Items 3-4. | |||
*''Miscellaneous Wills of Virginia, 1675-1884. San Marino''. California: Henry E. Huntington Library, 1948. | |||
* Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia). ''Records, ca. 1700-1930''. FHL film 850096 Items 5-6. | |||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia). ''Report, 1933''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. FHL 850096 Item 7. | |||
*Fleet, Beverley. ''Virginia Colonial Abstracts''. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1988. FHL book 975.5 N2fb 1988. 3 vol. <br> <br><br><br><br> | |||
== Learn More == | == Learn More == | ||