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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 18 December 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Louisa County (Va.) Wills, 1738-1897 (bulk 1767-1897) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1141658, 1141660-1141671, 1141674, 1141676 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Louisa County (Va.) Wills 1738-1897 (bulk 1768-1897) 1141658, 1141660-1141671, 1141674, 1141676 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 15 cu. ft. (15 boxes) English Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Louisa County (Va.) Wills, 1738-1897 (bulk 1767-1897). Local Government Records Collection, Louisa County (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 Louisa County.

Historical Information

Louisa County was named for Louisa, a daughter of George II. It was formed from Hanover County in 1742.

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

Louisa County (Va.) Wills, 1738-1897, 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.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Louisa County (Va.) Wills can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans--History Estates (Law)--Virginia--Louisa County Land subdivision--Virginia--Louisa County Slaveholders--Virginia--Louisa County Slaves--Virginia--Louisa County Geographical Names: Louisa County--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Louisa County Wills--Virginia--Louisa County