In a message dated 5/10/01 7:21:42 PM, cara@dcdesign.com writes: << << the will is recorded in Mecklenburg County, VA Will Book 3, p. 85 of the Circuit Clerk's office. However, they don't make copies from the will books. Alternativley, the original will MAY be [and probably is] on file at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh NC. >> I am curious about this statement. My first querie is why would a Mecklenburg will be recorded in Granville, NC. >> My mistake. Of course Virginia wills are not usually recorded in North Carolina except under certain circumstances where disputes arose over possessions in North Carolina. You CAN get copies of wills recorded in Mecklenburg County, VA. It is Granville Co., NC that will NOT make copies for you from the will book, but most of the original wills in NC are on file at Raleigh (and originals are always better sources than recorded copies, though sometimes the recorded copy can clarify bad handwriting and shaky signatures). In VIRGINIA, few original wills are extant unless you find them in a chancery court file, (some of which are at Richmond, some still at the courthouses, many gone forever.) That being said those doing research in Mecklenburg Co., VA or Granville Co., NC are well advised to search records in the other county. Again, I apologize for my mistake. Craig Kilby

It's been a few years since I ordered wills from Mecklenburg Co. VA, but at that time you couldn't get copies of them, but I did get copies from the State Library in Richmond. They have been microfilmed and are available throught the LDS Family History Library, and a roll can be ordered for 5 weeks for $3.25. I have ordered several rolls here in Eugene, Oregon. A lot of the libraries now have machines that can photocopy the microfilm pages for you. Kathy Awbrey in Pleasant Hill, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: <CASHKILBY@aol.com> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 7:23 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Mecklenburg VA v. Granville NC, my mistake > In a message dated 5/10/01 7:21:42 PM, cara@dcdesign.com writes: > > << << the will is recorded in Mecklenburg County, VA Will Book 3, p. 85 of > the > Circuit Clerk's office. However, they don't make copies from the will books. > Alternativley, the original will MAY be [and probably is] on file at the > North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh NC. >> > > I am curious about this statement. My first querie is why would a > Mecklenburg will be recorded in Granville, NC. >> > > My mistake. Of course Virginia wills are not usually recorded in North > Carolina except under certain circumstances where disputes arose over > possessions in North Carolina. > > You CAN get copies of wills recorded in Mecklenburg County, VA. It is > Granville Co., NC that will NOT make copies for you from the will book, but > most of the original wills in NC are on file at Raleigh (and originals are > always better sources than recorded copies, though sometimes the recorded > copy can clarify bad handwriting and shaky signatures). In VIRGINIA, few > original wills are extant unless you find them in a chancery court file, > (some of which are at Richmond, some still at the courthouses, many gone > forever.) > > That being said those doing research in Mecklenburg Co., VA or Granville Co., > NC are well advised to search records in the other county. > > Again, I apologize for my mistake. > > Craig Kilby > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >