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== Records == | == Records == | ||
The wills of colonial Virginians may have been proved locally | The wills of colonial Virginians may have been proved locally or abroad. Many wills were probated in London and Edinburgh. | ||
=== Proved in Virginia === | === Proved in Virginia === | ||
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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 === | ||