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===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*'''1724 - 1978''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9087 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] | *'''1724 - 1978''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9087 West Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1724-1978] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com]; index and images $ | ||
*'''1756 - 1971''' - {{RecordSearch|1909099|West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] | *'''1756 - 1971''' - {{RecordSearch|1909099|West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[West Virginia Will Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | ||
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The following publications index early wills and estate settlements: | The following publications index early wills and estate settlements: | ||
*'''1756-1971''' {{RecordSearch|1909099|West Virginia Will Books}} Intended to be online 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. | *'''1756-1971''' {{RecordSearch|1909099|West Virginia Will Books}} at FamilySearch - [[West Virginia Will Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Intended to be online 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. | ||
*'''1753-1850''' 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> | *'''1753-1850''' 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> | ||
*'''1632-1800''' Torrence, Clayton. ''Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800'' . 1930. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. {{FHL|371231|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 P22t}} {{WorldCat|769168|At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | *'''1632-1800''' Torrence, Clayton. ''Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800'' . 1930. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. {{FHL|371231|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 P22t}} {{WorldCat|769168|At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||