A Guide to the Dinwiddie County (Va.) Wills, 1776-1820
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 41008
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This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.
Preferred Citation
Dinwiddie County (Va.) Circuit Court. Wills, 1776-1820, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Historical Information
Dinwiddie County was formed in 1752 from Prince George County.
The bulk of court records prior to 1865 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse during the last months of the Civil War. Post-1830 volumes such as deed books, will books, chancery order books, and marriage registers exist.
Scope and Content
Wills, 1776, 1820, of Dinwiddie County include copies of the wills of Thomas Ruffin (1776) and Mary Eppes Manlove (1820.)
Related Material
See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Access Terms
- Dinwiddie County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Dinwiddie County.
- Dinwiddie County (Va.)--History.
- Wills--Virginia--Dinwiddie County.
- Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.
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Location of OriginalsOriginals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.