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A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1765-1967 Mecklenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1765-1967 1012802-1012824, 1012826, 1012828

A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Wills, 1765-1967

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers 1012802-1012824, 1012826, 1012828


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1012802-1012824, 1012826, 1012828
Title
previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills 1765-1967
Physical Characteristics
11.25 cu. ft. (25 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1765-1967. Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (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 Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.).

Historical Information

previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named, like Charlotte previous hit County  next hit, for Charlotte of previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit-Strelitz, consort of George III. It was formed from Lunenburg previous hit County  next hit in 1764.

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 Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Wills, 1865-1967, 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.)

Arrangement

Arranged chronological by year and then alphabetical by surname.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Court Records 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 Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court

    • Subjects:

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

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Mecklenburg  next hit previous hit County  next hit--History

    • Genre and Form Terms:

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

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Mecklenburg County--History
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