Ann - I will be reviewing Chesterfield County wills and deeds microfilm from
the LoV this week..Frankly, can't remember which ones I ordered; but if you
give me the name, I can look for you..

Shirley

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Ann Avery Hunter <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I spent the better part of a year reading through all of the Chesterfield
> Co. will, deed, and order books page by page. I didn't find the parents of
> the wife I was looking for but did find two others as well as a good bit of
> information about my families there that wasn't indexed under their names
> but under the names of previously unknown siblings or in-laws. It is very
> time consuming but well worth the effort.
>
> Ann
> ---
> Ann Avery Hunter
> Winston-Salem, NC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Flythe" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Albemarle County Formation
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>
>  I have found a few marriages in Goochland & other counties by reading
>> court order books (estate records) and deed books (deeds of gift).  In cases
>> where the Rev. Douglas did not record a marriage or the bride's father did
>> not mention her in his will, this is a time consuming way of trying to
>> indentify the bride & does not always yield results.  Worth trying though in
>> most counties with those records available.
>> Bonnie
>>
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