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Goal 7: Learn about Virginia probate, land, and court records.
Choices
ALearn about Virginia probate and land records.
Summary
- Find probate records at the county level.
- Learn about the history of land and property claims in Virginia.
- Learn about Virginia probate records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Virginia Probate Records
AC—Wiki: Virginia Probate Records - Explore additional links for Virginia probate records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore probate records and wills on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Land: Learn about Virginia land and property records.
FS—Virginia Land and Property Records
AC—Virginia Land Records - Watch this video for tips on Virginia land research.
AAC—It's All About the Land —11:08 - Explore Virginia land records on the Bureau of Land Management site.
- Discover early colonial landowners and their patents on the Deed Data Pool page (scroll down).
- Explore additional links for Virginia land records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles or videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for probate and court records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Virginia Webb is mentioned in a will in Virginia. Use the "AC: Virginia, Land, Marriage and Probate Records, 1639-1850" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What is the location of the will?
- When was the will created?
- Who left the will, and what is that person's relationship to Virginia?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Virginia" as the first name and "Webb" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Virginia Webb.
- Read the information in the center column.
- The will was created in Isle of Wight, VA
- 9 June 1798
- The will is from Anne Webb, and Virginia is her daughter. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
BLearn about Virginia court and other records.
Summary
- Learn about the history of court records in Virginia and where to find them.
- Learn about Virginia court records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Virginia Court Records
AC—Wiki: Virginia Court Records - Learn about research with Virginia court records in this video.
AAC—What Did They Fight About?—9:40 - Learn about court and other legal records on the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site.
Virginia Courthouse Records Research - Explore records for district and circuit courts on the National Archives site.
- Learn about research with Virginia tax records in this video.
AAC—Follow the Money: Death and Taxes —15:13 - Explore school record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Virginia Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
QUIKLinks: County/City Records