PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02561::A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795)//EN" "vi02561.xml" A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795 Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795 Barcode number 1146798/Powhatan County (Va.) Reel 15 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia © 2008 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sherri Bagley, 07/25/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode number 1146798/Powhatan County (Va.) Reel 15 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2008 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795 Barcode number 1146798/Powhatan County (Va.) Reel 15 Library of Virginia 1 v. (338 p.); 1 microfilm reel English Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Powhatan County (Va.) Reel 15.

Preferred Citation

Powhatan County (Va.) Will Book, 1777-1795. Powhatan County (Va.) Reel 15, Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Powhatan County.

Historical Information

Powhatan County was formed in 1777 from Cumberland County. Part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850.

The will book of Powhatan County in this collection was created by the County Court.

Scope and Content

Will Book, 1777-1795, of Powhatan County Court. The will book includes the names of testator, list of heirs and the year the will was proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements. The will book has an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Powhatan Records 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: Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court. Geographical Names: Powhatan County (Va.) -- History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Will book-- Virginia -- Powhatan County. Wills -- Virginia -- Powhatan County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Powhatan County (Va.) County Court.