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A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Loose Will Book, 1794-1833 Lee County (Va.) Loose Will Book, 1794-1833 1146641

A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Loose Will Book, 1794-1833

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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1146641
Title
previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Loose Will Book, 1794-1833
Physical Characteristics
1 volume (131 p.) This volume is a negative photostatic copy.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit, Reel 13.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Loose Will Book, 1794-1833.Lee previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Reel 13, Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This negative photostatic copy was compiled and created by the Virginia State Library`s (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division, under the accession number 24277, from the original court records found in the previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit Circuit Court Clerk`s Office.

The microfilm copy of this volume was created by the Genealogical Society of Utah--while filming on-site in the previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County Circuit Court Clerk's Office.

Historical Information

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit was formed from Russell previous hit County  next hit in 1792. Part of Scott previous hit County  next hit was added in 1823. It was named for Henry "Light-Horse Harry" previous hit Lee  next hit, governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794.

Individuals dying with a written will died testate. After the death of an individual, his or her will was brought into court, where two of the subscribing witnesses swore that the document was genuine. After the will was proved, the executor was bonded to carry out his or her duties to settle the estate. The court then ordered the will to be recorded.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Loose will book, 1794-1833, records the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred to as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house.

In addition, previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Loose will book, 1794-1833, records loose wills. The book is divided into 3 sections. The first section, pages 1-110, covers wills originally recorded in a will book which was lost or destroyed. The second section, pages 111-121, covers wills originally recorded in Deed Book 1. The third section, pages 122-131, covers wills that had never been recorded. The majority of wills, in all three sections, are arranged by the date that they were written instead of a probate date. There are, however, the following exceptions(wills with a probate date): Nathaniel Ewing, pp. 34-37, 1831; William Graham, pp. 91-93, 1830; Thomas Hardy, pp. 102- 105, 1832; Jeremiah Munsey, pp. 106-107, 1833; Margaret Razor, pp. 108-110, 1833 and Walter Middleton, pp. 113-114, 1795. There is an alphabetical index of all wills at the front of the volume. Microfilm Reel 13 consists of abstracts of wills found in Deed Book 1.

Access Terms

  • African Americans--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Estates (Law)--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Land records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Land subdivision--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.
  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.). Circuit Court.
  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Personal property--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Real property--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaveholders--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaves--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Will books--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Wills--Virginia-- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lee County (Va.)--History.
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