Richmond County (Va.) Will Books, 1717-1787

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

microfilm copy, Richmond County (Va.) Reels 23 and 24.

Preferred citation:

Richmond County (Va.) Will Books, 1717-1787. Richmond County (Va.) Reels 23 and 24, Local government records collection, Richmond County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Richmond County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richmond County (Va.) Will Books, 1717-1787. Richmond County (Va.) Reels 23 and 24, Local government records collection, Richmond County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Will Books, 1717-1787, of Richmond County Court. The will book includes 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 indexes which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Biographical / historical:

Richmond County may have been named for Richmond borough in Surrey, England, or for Charles Lennox, first duke of Richmond and a son of King Charles II. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Warsaw.

Some volumes were burned and mutilated through unknown causes; in addition, the will books prior to 1699 were missing as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also missing. Numerous loose records prior to 1781 are missing as well.

The will books of Richmond in this collection were created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Richmond County.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
4 v. (2001 p.); 2 microfilm reels