The Virginia Genealogical Society is pleased announce the release of "Index
to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865," Volume 3, compiled by Wesley E.
Pippenger. This volume includes references to estate documents for the
counties of Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin,
Giles, Grayson, Henry, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell,
Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe. Printed 2002, map,
statistical chart, xxxvi + 683 pp., Smyth-sewn, ISBN: 1-888192-32-1.
Copies are available for $40 ($32 member) plus $4 shipping ($1 each
additional copy), from the Society. For more information check out our
publications Web page at: <http://www.vgs.org/publications.htm>.
This volume presents nearly 41,000 records. Listed are references to 4,602
wills, 9,209 inventories and appraisals; 6,748 accounts or settlements;
3,848 guardianship bonds and accounts; 5,413 esate sales; 263 plats; 295
military certificates; 3,916 bills of sale or deeds; 352 records of dower;
and over 3,629 bonds of various types.
A review of Volume 1 by Helen F.M. Leary can be found on the Society's Web
page at: <http://www.vgs.org/vol1review.html>, and a review of Volume 2 by
Thomas W. Jones can be found at <http://www.vgs.org/vol2review.html>.
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