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Re: Bedford Co records....a question
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nelhatch <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Poldi,

I am happy to report that I've rec'd two excellent responses to my 
inquiry including the name of the following book that Cynthia highly 
recommends for idiots like me -

"Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures" by Christine Rose

I read the reviews on Amazon and ordered it immediately. I also rec'd an offer of help from Karen who works at the Bedford Cty Courthouse. Can't get much better than that!

So a big THANKS to Cynthia and Karen!

Nel


HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com
HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm

... Digging up the Dead ...
.. Irritating the Living ..
... It's what I do best! ...

On 7/2/2011 9:04 PM, Poldi Tonin wrote:
> Nel:
> For Pittsylvania there is a book named "Accounts Current" which deal with
> wills and estates.
> Also the estate records are located in the Deed records. Why? Probably they
> deal with land
> and other property.
> Don't know if this will help you to locate estate records in Bedford Co.
>
> Thank you for all your work on the Hatchers.
> Poldxi
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:35 PM, nelhatch<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>
>> I am trying to find probate, estate distribution, orphan and guardian
>> records in Bedford Co. I've found this page....
>> http://www.lva.virginia.gov/**public/local/results_all.asp?**
>> CountyID=VA023#WIL<http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA023#WIL>
>>
>> I'm simply confused. I would have thought probate would have it's own
>> section as does wills or deeds. But apparently not.
>>
>> Is there anyone with LVA experience who can tell me which "section[s]" I
>> would find my desired records?  I'm wondering if probate recs are found in
>> the Order books??
>>
>> I would also appreciate knowing what kind of records are contained in the
>> following. Does the General Index point you to other reels? And does Vol A
>> contain records for surnames beginning with A or what???.
>>
>> General Index to Will Books - Heirs, Devisees, or Fiduciaries, Vol. A,
>> 1754-1976, 66 p.
>> General Index to Will Books - Decedents, Trusts, or Wards, Vol. X-Y-Z,
>> 1754-1976
>>
>> I admit my gross ignorance in trying to understand these various indices
>> since I've never in my life done non-cyber research :-(
>>
>> Thanks for any and all input!
>>
>> Nel Hatcher
>>
>>
>> HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com
>> HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/**
>> ~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Enhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm>
>>
>> ... Digging up the Dead ...
>> .. Irritating the Living ..
>> ... It's what I do best! ...
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