Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800

Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800
Author: Augusta Bridgland Fothergill
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1973
Genre: History
ISBN:

Fothergill's work improves upon William A. Crozier's efforts for Westmoreland County by including abstracts of wills of one entire volume (1665-77) omitted by Crozier, and extending Crozier's period of coverage (in Virginia County Records, New Series, Vol. I) by six years to 1800. About 8,000 related individuals are mentioned in 1,200 will abstracts, which typically give the name of the decedent, dates of recording and probate, heirs, executors, and, sometimes, the place of residence. Crucial for anyone doing research in Westmoreland County.

Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County
Author: William Armstrong Crozier
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1971
Genre: History
ISBN:

In 1905 Crozier launched an ambitious series entitled "Virginia County Records." This final volume published by Crozier is devoted exclusively to Westmoreland County, Virginia, and contains will abstracts, 1654-1794, and land grants, 1653-1793. The will abstracts, typically, furnish the name of the testator, the date of death and the date of probate, and the name and relationship to the deceased of all persons identified in the will. The index to land grants gives the name of the grantee, date and size of the grant, and source of the original record in Westmoreland County. The index refers to about 2,000 persons who resided in Westmoreland County in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1718-1721

Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1718-1721
Author: Ruth Sparacio
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-11-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781680349153

Records you may find include appointments of local officials and militia officers, records of legal disputes, appointments of guardians for minors, apprenticeships of minors authorized by overseers of the poor, naturalizations, road orders, and the register of free Negroes.