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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 Guide to the Lunenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1012167-1012168, 1175966-1175967, 1177153-1177168, 1177656-1177664


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Processed by: Dale Dulaney

Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1012167-1012168, 1175966-1175967, 1177153-1177168, 1177656-1177664
Title
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928
Physical Characteristics
13.00 cu. ft. (29 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1743-1928. Local government records collection, previous hit Lunenburg  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 Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit under the accession number 42852.

Historical Information

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was formed in 1745 from Brunswick previous hit County  next hit. Part of Charlotte previous hit County  next hit 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.

Scope and Content

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (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 previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit will books from 1760 to 1851. The collection also includes wills not recorded in will books.

Arrangement

Organized by date recorded in will books.

Related Material

previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit Will Books can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans -- History.
  • Estates (Law) -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Land subdivision -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaveholders -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaves -- Virginia -- previous hit Lunenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

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

    • Genre and Form Terms:

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

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County -- History.
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Contents List

Barcode 1012168
Unrecorded Wills, etc. 1743-1926
Barcode 1012167
Wills, 1746-1759
Barcode 1177168
Wills, Inventories, etc., 1760-1774
Barcode 1177167
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1775-1785
Barcode 1177166
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1786-1795
Barcode 1177165
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1796-1801
Barcode 1177164
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1802-1805
Barcode 1177163
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1806-1810
Barcode 1177153
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1811-1814
Barcode 1177154
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1815-1818
Barcode 1177155
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1819-1821
Barcode 1177156
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1822-1824
Barcode 1177157
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1825-1826
Barcode 1177158
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1826-1827
Barcode 1177159
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1828-1829
Barcode 1177160
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1829-1830
Barcode 1177161
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1830-1832
Barcode 1177162
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1833-1835
Barcode 1177656
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1836-1838
Barcode 1177657
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1838-1841
Barcode 1177658
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1842-1845
Barcode 1175966
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Fiduciary Bonds filed in Circuit Superior Court and Circuit Court, 1842-1888
Barcode 1177659
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1845-1848
Barcode 1177664
Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1848-1851
Barcode 1177660
Wills, 1852-1872
Barcode 1177661
Wills, 1873-1906
Barcode 1177662
Wills, 1907-1919
Barcode 1177663
Wills, 1920-1928
Barcode 1175967
Oversize Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Marriage Lists, etc., 1764-1915