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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''Pre-1799''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10611 Virginia wills before 1799 : a complete abstract register.... ], ($), index & images | |||
*[ | *'''1384-1858''' [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)] at The National Archives, UK - ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid= | *'''1384-1858''' [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)] at The Genealogist - ($) | ||
*[http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index] | *'''1384-1858''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858] at Ancestry -($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48444 Virginia Will Records] | *'''1639-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7832 Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850], ($) index & images | ||
*'''1652-1900''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62347/ Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/wills Wills and Estate Records Index] at Library of Virginia - index | |||
*[http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index] at Virginia Memory | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48444 Virginia Will Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*[http://www.gunstonhall.org/library/probate/index.htm Gunston Hall Plantation Probate Inventory Database] | *[http://www.gunstonhall.org/library/probate/index.htm Gunston Hall Plantation Probate Inventory Database] | ||
*[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas08&local_base=CLAS08 Library of Virginia Wills/Administration] | *[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas08&local_base=CLAS08 Library of Virginia Wills/Administration] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid= | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6280 Virginia County Records, Volume VI] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid= | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6293 Virginia County Records, Volume IX] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid= | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6325 Virginia County Records, Volume X] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | ||
== Record Synopsis == | == Record Synopsis == | ||
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For the period '''1800 to 1865,''' see the 10-volume: | For the period '''1800 to 1865,''' see the 10-volume: | ||
*Pippenger, Wesley E. ''Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865''. 10 vols. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Genealogical Society, 2001-2008. | *Pippenger, Wesley E. ''Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865''. 10 vols. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Genealogical Society, 2001-2008. {{FSC|1035393|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 P22p}}. | ||
Pippenger's book references all types of probate records, including inventories, accounts, etc. | Pippenger's book references all types of probate records, including inventories, accounts, etc. | ||
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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 [https://www.familysearch.org/ | Original will books are stored at courthouses. Many are available on microfilm at the [[Library of Virginia]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch 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). {{FSC|478868|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 P23v}}.</ref> | ||
=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
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If you find a will abstract of interest, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at three pay-per-view websites: | If you find a will abstract of interest, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at three pay-per-view websites: | ||
*'''1384-1858''' [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)] at The National Archives, UK - ($) | |||
*'''1384-1858''' [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)] at The Genealogist - ($) | |||
*'''1384-1858''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5111 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858] at Ancestry -($) | |||
Many English wills mentioning Virginia (and some Scottish and Irish wills) | Many English wills mentioning Virginia (and some Scottish and Irish wills) have been reproduced on microfilm in the Virginia Colonial Records Project (Library of Virginia). For a guide, see: | ||
*Walne, Peter. ''English Wills: Probate Records in England and Wales With a Brief Note on Scottish and Irish Wills, A Special Report of the Virginia Colonial Records Project'', 2nd ed. Richmond, 1981. | *Walne, Peter. ''English Wills: Probate Records in England and Wales With a Brief Note on Scottish and Irish Wills, A Special Report of the Virginia Colonial Records Project'', 2nd ed. Richmond, 1981. | ||
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== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||
Understanding the | Understanding the Virginia probate laws and how they changed over time can help researchers learn how the estate was administered, taxed, and distributed and might help to solve difficult genealogical problems. | ||
Additional information about Virginia state statutes relating to probate matters can be found at law libraries. ''Hening's Statutes at Large'' (13 vols.) are available [ | Additional information about Virginia state statutes relating to probate matters can be found at law libraries. ''Hening's Statutes at Large'' (13 vols.) are available [https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/hening/ online]. | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
*''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7832 Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850]'' database at Ancestry ($). Includes wills from the counties of Augusta, Isle of Wight, and Norfolk. | *''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7832 Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850]'' database at Ancestry ($). Includes wills from the counties of Augusta, Isle of Wight, and Norfolk. | ||
*[http://www.gunstonhall.org/library/probate/index.htm Probate Inventory Database: Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventories 300+ Transcriptions Recorded 1740 - 1810], courtesy: [http://www.gunstonhall.org/ Gunston Hall Plantation]. | *[http://www.gunstonhall.org/library/probate/index.htm Probate Inventory Database: Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventories 300+ Transcriptions Recorded 1740 - 1810], courtesy: [http://www.gunstonhall.org/ Gunston Hall Plantation]. | ||
*[http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index] (search online database with digital images). Wills are included in some chancery cases. | *[http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index] (search online database with digital images). Wills are included in some chancery cases. | ||
*[http://estate.findlaw.com/probate/probate-court-laws/state-probate-courts(2).html#UT FindLaw] has information on Virginia State Probate Courts. | *[http://estate.findlaw.com/probate/probate-court-laws/state-probate-courts(2).html#UT FindLaw] has information on Virginia State Probate Courts. | ||
*Jurisdiction information | *Jurisdiction information of Virginia courts can be found at the [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/burned_juris/Jurisdiction_info.htm Library of Virginia] Internet site. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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