A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921 Lancaster County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921 1050417, 1050425, 1134608, 1134968-1134969, 1135000

A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers 1050417, 1050425, 1134608, 1134968-1134969, 1135000


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode Numbers
1050417, 1050425, 1134608, 1134968-1134969, 1135000
Title
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921
Physical Characteristics
2.7 cu. ft. (6 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921. Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.).

Historical Information

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland and York Counties in 1651.

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 Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Wills, 1700-1921, 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 may be found in this collection such as fiduciary records (inventories and accounts.)

Related Material

previous hit Lancaster County (Va.) Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Circuit Court
  • Subjects:

  • African Americans--History
  • Estates (Law)--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County
  • Land subdivision--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County
  • Slaveholders--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County
  • Slaves--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County--History
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County
  • Wills--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County