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A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914 Lee County (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914 1180994-1180997

A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1180994-1180997


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
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Title
previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914
Physical Characteristics
1.8 cu. ft. (4 Boxes)
Collector
previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914. Local government records collection, previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfer of court papers from previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

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

Scope and Content

previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1831-1914, 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 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. Arrangement is chronological.

Additional record types found in this collection include fiduciary records (inventories and accounts). They were recorded in the previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit will books from 1833 to 1914. The collection also includes wills not recorded in will books dating from 1831-1874 and several undated wills. Also included is a subpoena dated 1907 Sept. 17 (Woodward v. Wilder). Arrangement is alphabetical.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit wills can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Estates (Law) -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Land subdivision -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit -- History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Estate inventories -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Probate accounts -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Wills -- Virginia -- previous hit Lee  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lee County -- History.
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