A Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928 Lunenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928
1012167-1012168, 1175966-1175967, 1177153-1177168, 1177656-1177664
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1012167-1012168, 1175966-1175967, 1177153-1177168, 1177656-1177664
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Lunenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library
of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 42852.
Lunenburg County was formed in 1745 from Brunswick County. Part of Charlotte County was added in 1777.
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.
Lunenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928, record 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
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.
Additional record types found in this collection include fiduciary records (inventories and accounts) and marriage lists.
They were recorded in the Lunenburg County will books from 1760 to 1851. The collection also includes wills not recorded in
will books.