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        <titleproper>A Guide to the Middlesex County (Va.) Will Books, 
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      <titleproper>A Guide to the Middlesex County (Va.) Will Books, 
<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1675-1798</date></titleproper>
      <subtitle>A Collection in <lb/>the Library of Virginia
<num type="Collection numbers:">Barcode numbers 1124488 and 1146692-1146699/Middlesex County (Va.) Reels 20-22 and 86 
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      <author>Sherri Bagley
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      <unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245$a">Middlesex County (Va.) Will Books,  
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      <physdesc label="Physical Characteristics" encodinganalog="300$a">9 v. (3198 p.); 6 microfilm reels
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      <langmaterial label="Language">
        <language langcode="eng">English
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      <origination label="Collector" encodinganalog="110$a">Middlesex County (Va.)  Circuit Court.
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        <p>Use microfilm copy, Middlesex County (Va.) Reels 20-22 and 86.
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        <p>Middlesex County (Va.) Will Books, 1675-1798.  Middlesex County (Va.) Reels 20-22 and 86, Local government records collection, Middlesex County Court Records.  The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
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        <head>Acquisition Information
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        <p>These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Middlesex County.
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      <head>Historical Information
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      <p>Middlesex was formed in 1669 from Lancaster County.    
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      <p>Will Books, 1675-1798, of Middlesex County Court. The will book includes the name of testator, list of heirs and the year the wills were proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements.  The will books have indexes which contains the first and last names of both parties.  It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.  
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        <head>Related Material
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        <p>Additional Middlesex Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult <extref xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA177">"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."</extref>
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        <head>Corporate Names:</head>
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        <genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655$a">Wills -- Virginia -- Middlesex County.</genreform>
        <genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655$a">Local government records -- Virginia -- Middlesex County. </genreform>
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