Prince William County (Va.) Will Books C, G-I, 1734-1809

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

Summary

Creator:
Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Will Books C, G-I cover 1734-1809. The will books include 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. The indexes are arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Biographical / historical:

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

The records used in these volumes were originally created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:

These volumes were created by the Virginia State Library's (now Library of Virginia) Archives Division under the accession numbers 23455, 24455 and 26984.

The microfilm copies of these volumes were created by the Genealogical Society of Utah on location at the Prince William County Courthouse.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia (Will Book, 1124292, is located at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions and hours.)
Physical description:
4 v. (photostats); 2 microfilm reels