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== History == | == History == | ||
Probate records have been kept at the county level in [[Virginia]] by the general court and by the county and circuit courts. For the colonial period, dozens of Virginia wills were proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London, England. In independent cities, probates are now kept by the clerks' offices of the circuit courts. | Probate records have been kept at the county level in [[Virginia]] by the general court and by the county and circuit courts. For the colonial period, dozens of Virginia wills were proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] in London, England. In independent cities, probates are now kept by the clerks' offices of the circuit courts. | ||
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The original probate records are at the county courthouses or at the Library of Virginia. The Family History Library and the Library of Virginia have microfilm copies of many probate records for most of the counties in Virginia. These include wills up to the 1860s and 1870s and indexes up to the 1940s and 1950s. For example, from Fairfax County the library has administration bonds (1752-82), will books (1742-1866), and a will index (1742-1951). | The original probate records are at the county courthouses or at the Library of Virginia. The Family History Library and the Library of Virginia have microfilm copies of many probate records for most of the counties in Virginia. These include wills up to the 1860s and 1870s and indexes up to the 1940s and 1950s. For example, from Fairfax County the library has administration bonds (1752-82), will books (1742-1866), and a will index (1742-1951). | ||
== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||
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==== Regional ==== | ==== Regional ==== | ||
==== National ==== | ==== National ==== | ||
=== Proved in Virginia === | === Statewide Record Collections === | ||
==== Proved in Virginia ==== | |||
Excellent printed indexes to Virginia's wills and administrations are available for the period for the early 1600s to 1865: | Excellent printed indexes to Virginia's wills and administrations are available for the period for the early 1600s to 1865: | ||
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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. | ||
=== Proved in London === | ==== Proved in London ==== | ||
Virginia wills and administrations proved in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here, as some are available online, while others are not. In addition, publishers included more detailed abstracts in some editions than others. The 2007 edition includes a place-name index that enables users to pluck out Virginia references: | Virginia wills and administrations proved in London have been abstracted and published multiple times. Each edition is listed here, as some are available online, while others are not. In addition, publishers included more detailed abstracts in some editions than others. The 2007 edition includes a place-name index that enables users to pluck out Virginia references: | ||
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*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | *[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | ||
=== Proved in Edinburgh === | ==== Proved in Edinburgh ==== | ||
The wills of some Virginia residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | The wills of some Virginia residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | ||
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*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Wills & Testaments (1513-1901)], courtesy: Scotlands People | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Wills & Testaments (1513-1901)], courtesy: Scotlands People | ||
A helpful inventory of probate records at the Library of Virginia is: | A helpful inventory of probate records at the Library of Virginia is: | ||
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For abstracts of early Virginia wills, the following reference books are available: | For abstracts of early Virginia wills, the following reference books are available: | ||
*Hopkins, William Lindsay. ''Some Wills from Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in the Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800''. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. {{FHL|975.5 P2h}} | *Hopkins, William Lindsay. ''Some Wills from Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in the Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800''. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. {{FHL|975.5 P2h}} | ||
*Currer-Briggs, Noel. ''Virginia Settlers and English Adventurers, Abstracts of Wills, 1484-1798, and Legal Proceedings, 1560-1700, Relating to Early Virginia Families''. Three volumes in one. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1970. {{FHL|975.5 P2cb}} | *Currer-Briggs, Noel. ''Virginia Settlers and English Adventurers, Abstracts of Wills, 1484-1798, and Legal Proceedings, 1560-1700, Relating to Early Virginia Families''. Three volumes in one. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1970. {{FHL|975.5 P2cb}} | ||
*McGhan, Judith. ''Virginia Will Records''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1982. {{FHL|975.5 P2v}} Excerpted and reprinted from ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', the ''William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine'', and ''Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine''. | *McGhan, Judith. ''Virginia Will Records''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1982. {{FHL|975.5 P2v}} Excerpted and reprinted from ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', the ''William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine'', and ''Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine''. | ||
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== Learn More == | == Learn More == | ||
==== Published Materials ==== | ==== Published Materials ==== | ||