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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ||
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For the period '''after 1865''', it is necessary to search will indexes on a county-by-county basis. | For the period '''after 1865''', it is necessary to search will indexes on a county-by-county basis. | ||
Original will books are stored at courthouses. Many are available on microfilm at the [[Library of Virginia]] and the [[Family History Library]]. A guide for the Library of Virginia collections has been published.<ref>John Vogt, William T. Kethley and Virginia State Library and Archives (Richmond Virginia). ''Will and Estate Records in the Virginia State Library A Researcher's Guide'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., c1987). {{FHL|478868|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 P23v}}.</ref> | Original will books are stored at courthouses. Many are available on microfilm at the [[Library of Virginia]] and the [[Family History Library]]. A guide for the Library of Virginia collections has been published.<ref>John Vogt, William T. Kethley and Virginia State Library and Archives (Richmond Virginia). ''Will and Estate Records in the Virginia State Library A Researcher's Guide'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., c1987). {{FHL|478868|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 P23v}}.</ref> | ||
=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
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Virginia wills and administrations proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here: | Virginia wills and administrations proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here: | ||
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| 1610-1699<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1699'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48506 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | | 1610-1699<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1699'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48506 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | ||
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| 1700-1799<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | | 1700-1799<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980). Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | ||
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($) | | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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| 1800-1858<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981). Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | | 1800-1858<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981). Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | ||
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($) | | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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| 1610-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). {{FHL|60113|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). </ref> | | 1610-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). {{FHL|60113|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). </ref> | ||
| {{FHL|60113|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c}} | | {{FHL|60113|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c}} | ||
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($) | | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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If you find a will abstact of interest, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites: | If you find a will abstact of interest, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites: | ||
#[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)], courtesy: The National Archives, UK.<br><br> | #[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)], courtesy: The National Archives, UK.<br><br> | ||
#[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | #[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} | {{Virginia|Virginia}} | ||
[[Category:Virginia|Probate Records]] [[Category:Virginia_Probate_Records]] | [[Category:Virginia|Probate Records]] [[Category:Virginia_Probate_Records]] | ||