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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.
-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  ==
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+The original probate records are at the county courthouses or at the Library of Virginia. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] and the [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ 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).
 == Statewide Record Collections  ==
 A helpful inventory of probate records at the Library of Virginia is:
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 *:The Library Of Virginia<br>Archives And Research Services<br>800 East Broad Street<br>Richmond, VA 23219<br>Tel: 804-692-3500<br>[http://www.lva.lib.va.us www.lva.lib.va.us]
 *[http://estate.findlaw.com/probate/probate-court-laws/state-probate-courts(2).html#UT FindLaw] has information on Virginia State Probate Courts.
 *[http://genealogy.about.com/library/authors/uclittle1d.htm Sources for Virginia Genealogy Research] at About.com has a bibliography of sources for learning about Virginia Probate Records.