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[[Portal:United States Probate|Portal:United States Probate ]]>[[West Virginia|West Virginia]] | [[Portal:United States Probate|Portal:United States Probate ]]>[[West Virginia|West Virginia]] | ||
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Probate records of [[Portal:West Virginia|West Virginia]] have been kept by the county courts. You can obtain copies of the complete probate packets by contacting the county clerk's office in the appropriate courthouse. Some probate matters have been recorded in deed books and court order books. | Probate records of [[Portal:West Virginia|West Virginia]] have been kept by the county courts. You can obtain copies of the complete probate packets by contacting the county clerk's office in the appropriate courthouse. Some probate matters have been recorded in deed books and court order books. | ||
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The following publications index early wills and estate settlements: | The following publications index early wills and estate settlements: | ||
Johnston, Ross B. ''West Virginia Estate Settlements 1753-1850''. Fort Worth, Texas: American Reference Publishers, Incorporated, 1969. (Family History Library book 975.4 S2j.) This is arranged by counties and is indexed. | *Johnston, Ross B. ''West Virginia Estate Settlements 1753-1850''. Fort Worth, Texas: American Reference Publishers, Incorporated, 1969. (Family History Library book 975.4 S2j.) This is arranged by counties and is indexed. | ||
*Torrence, Clayton. ''Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800''. 1930. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 P22t; film 844943) | |||
Torrence, Clayton. ''Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800''. 1930. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 P22t; film 844943) | |||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/willsabout.htm <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | Library of Virginia: [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/willsabout.htm http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/willsabout.htm] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
[[Category:West_Virginia]] | [[Category:West_Virginia]] | ||