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Preferred Citation

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Will Books A-B; D-E, 1722-1798. Local government records collection, Spotsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These volumes were created by the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division, from original manuscript volumes lent by the Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Clerk, under accession numbers 20398, 20424 and 22306.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties by a statute adopted in 1720 to take effect on 1 May 1721. The county was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722.

The original volumes were created by the County Court.

Created by an act of 1720 to take effect on May 1, 1721. Many loose county court papers prior to 1839, when the courthouse moved from Fredericksburg to Spotsylvania Courthouse, are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist. The district court, superior court, and circuit court records of Spotsylvania County from 1813 to 1889 are in Fredericksburg

Scope and Content

Spotsylvania County (Va.) Will Books Vols. A-B; D-E are comprised of seven volumes from 1722-1798. These volumes include the name of testator, list of heirs and the year the wills were proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements. The will books have internal indexes which contain the first and last names of both parties. The indexes are arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Related Material

Additional Spotsylvania Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Spotsylvania County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Spotsylvania Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localites Database found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County.

Geographical Names:

• Spotsylvania County (Va.) -- History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Spotsylvania County (Va.) County Court.

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