Abstract of North Carolina Wills


Book Description

Published in 1910, this volume contains an abstract of North Carolina wills. Compiled from original and recorded wills in the office of The Secretary of State.




Abstracts of the Wills and Inventories of Bath County, Virginia, 1791-1842


Book Description

"Bath County, in western Virginia, was formed from Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties in 1791. It is itself the parent county for part of Alleghany County, Virginia, and Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This work consists of genealogical abstracts of the oldest surviving wills and inventories for Bath County--but that's not all. Interspersed with the inheritance records are abstracts of bonds, powers of attorney, estate settlements, articles of agreement, and other records of genealogical import. In general the will abstracts furnish the name of the testator, his county of residence, the names of witnesses and executors, the date of probate, and the names and relationships to the testator of the heirs to the will. All told, nearly 15,000 early residents of Bath County appear in these pages"--Publisher website (August 2007).




Suffolk County Wills


Book Description

Based on a long series of will abstracts that appeared over a period of 45 years in "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", this work encompasses what amounts to the first 30 years or so of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, estate records (1640-1670). Altogether, the series refers to some 12,000 persons with regard to family relationships.










North Country Wills


Book Description

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills, 1653-1800


Book Description

Until now, this book has been difficult to use for research due to its lack of an index. We have made an NEW INDEX, that contains the names of approx. 6,000 individuals, specially for this reprint volume. This book should help those who had relatives living in the Eastern portion of the state of Virginia with emphasis around the Chesapeake Bay area. Lancaster County was formed in 1651 from Northumberland and York Counties and in turn, it was divided to create OLD Rappahannock (1656) and Middlesex (1669) counties. Many of these Lancaster families moved to the Northern Neck or other parts of Virginia.







A Guide to Copies & Abstracts of Irish Wills


Book Description

An index of Irish wills, dates and places of origin, and source of the abstracts.