Virginia Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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In probate case files you may find wills, inventories, appraisals, accounts, and bonds. Probate records may also be included in deed books and court order books.  
In probate case files you may find wills, inventories, appraisals, accounts, and bonds. Probate records may also be included in deed books and court order books.  


A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Virginia and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Virginia Ancestry].
A brief history of the settlement and boundary changes of Virginia and the resultant effects on record keeping can be found on [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Virginia Ancestry].  


== State Statutes  ==
== State Statutes  ==
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The original probate records are at the county courthouses or at the Library of Virginia.
The original probate records are at the county courthouses or at the Library of Virginia.  


==== Regional  ====
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