Bath County (Va.) Will of Samuel Ross, 1850

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:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Bath County (Va.) Will of Samuel Ross, 1850. Local government records collection, Bath County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Bath County (Va.) Will of Samuel Ross, 1850. Local government records collection, Bath County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Bath County (Va.) Will of Samuel Ross, 1850. Consists of the last will and testament of Samuel Ross, in which he provides for the emancipation of a black woman named Aggy, along with all property that she has belonging to herself. Ross names as his heirs his wife Elizabeth and his three sons William, Thomas, and Joseph.

Biographical / historical:

Bath County was formed in 1790 from Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier (West Virginia) Counties.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 40590.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
4 p.