PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04077::A Guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925)//EN" "vi04077.xml" A Guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925 Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925 1180900-118091, 1184604, 1202271-1202272 Louise Jones Library of Virginia © 2009 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 18 September 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1180900-118091, 1184604, 1202271-1202272 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2009 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925 1180900-1180901, 1184604, 1202271-1202272 Library of Virginia 2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes) English Charlottesville (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Charlottesville (Va.), Wills, 1888-1925. Local Government Records Collection. Charlottesville (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Charlottesville.

Historical Information

Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of George III, and was established in 1762. Charlottesville was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1888.

Individuals dying with a written will died testate. After the death of an individual, his or her will was brought into court, where two of the subscribing witnesses swore that the document was genuine. After the will was proved, the executor was bonded to carry out his or her duties to settle the estate. The court then ordered the will to be recorded.

Scope and Content

Charlottesville (Va.) Wills, 1888-1925, record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly recorded in wills include the name of the deceased, also referred as the testator; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; names of individuals who were to be the will's executors; the date will was written; and the date will was recorded at the court house.

Included in this collection are copies of James M. Bowen's will recorded in 1880 and of George W. Clarkson's will recorded in 1885. The unrecorded will of Susan M. Goode, dated July 9, 1891 is found in the final folder in Box 5.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Charlottesville Court 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: Charlottesville (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Estates (Law)--Virginia--Charlottesville Land subdivision--Virginia--Charlottesville Geographical Names: Charlottesville--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Charlottesville Wills--Virginia--Charlottesville