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Benjamin Turner will, inventory, and appraisement, 1810-1812. The will lists Nat Turner as part of the estate of Benjamin Turner, whose will was proven 1810 Dec 17. Benjamin Turner bequeathed Nat Turner, "Natt," and eight other slaves to his son Samuel Turner, who already had possession of them when the will was written. The estate records include a detailed inventory and appraisement of Benjamin Turner's household goods, farming implements, livestock, and slaves.

This collection, which dates from 1806 to 1983, consists of property deeds, correspondence, wills, photographs, and genealogical materials.

Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940, consist of marriage and vital statistics records, fiduciary records, and wills.

Will Books, 1795-1807, of Prince Edward County Court. The will books 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.

These records contain copies of wills that were included as supplemental papers in several series of Land Office records but removed from the records and set up as a separate series. There are no cross references to the specific series from which the wills were removed. The wills are dated between 1656 and 1868; in many cases the copies were made significantly later than the original wills.