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*The [[Using the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library]] has copies of many calendars of wills, order books, witness books, bonds, fee books, inventories, appraisals, and bills of sale from most counties. From Kanawha County, for example, the library has 208 microfilms of fiduciary settlements for 1871 to 1968, and 121 films of wills for 1820 to 1968. Use the wiki page [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search]] for help in accessing county records. | *The [[Using the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library]] has copies of many calendars of wills, order books, witness books, bonds, fee books, inventories, appraisals, and bills of sale from most counties. From Kanawha County, for example, the library has 208 microfilms of fiduciary settlements for 1871 to 1968, and 121 films of wills for 1820 to 1968. Use the wiki page [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search]] for help in accessing county records. | ||
== Statewide Record Collections | == Statewide Record Collections == The following publications index early wills and estate settlements: *'''1756-1971''' {{RecordSearch|1909099|West Virginia Will Books}} Intended to be indexes and images for will books from all 55 counties of West Virginia. Currently the index is not complete, but additional records will be added as they are completed. *Johnston, Ross B. ''West Virginia Estate Settlements 1753-1850''. Fort Worth, Texas: American Reference Publishers, Incorporated, 1969.{{FHL|49693|item|disp=FHL Book 975.4 P28j}} {{WorldCat|2791137|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}This source is arranged by counties and is indexed.<br> *Torrence, Clayton. ''Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800'' . 1930. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. {{FHL|540441|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 P22t}} {{WorldCat|769168|At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
==== Additional Statewide collections | ==== Additional Statewide collections ==== *''Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600s-1900s.'' [S.l.]: Brøderbund, c2000. {{FHL|996821|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 520}} (FHL US/CAN Access Window).<br><br> *Johnston, Ross B. ''West Virginia Estate Settlements: An Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850. ''Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1977. {{FHL|50122|item|disp=FHL Book 975.4 P28jr}} {{WorldCat|2900643|At various libraries (WorldCat)}} Contains abstracts of estate settlements for the 13 counties formed before 1800.<br><br> *Plumley, Boyd Fulton. ''West Virginia Wills, 19th Century''. [S.l.: s.n.], 2003. {{FHL|1854270|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 6730}} (Computer US/CAN Desktop). | ||
*''Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600s-1900s.'' [S.l.]: Brøderbund, c2000. {{FHL|996821|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 520}} (FHL US/CAN Access Window).<br><br> | |||
*Johnston, Ross B. ''West Virginia Estate Settlements: An Index to Wills, Inventories, Appraisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850. ''Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1977. {{FHL|50122|item|disp=FHL Book 975.4 P28jr}} | |||
*Plumley, Boyd Fulton. ''West Virginia Wills, 19th Century''. [S.l.: s.n.], 2003. {{FHL|1854270|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 6730}} (Computer US/CAN Desktop). | |||
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