Listers: This book is indeed a "bible" for researchers, but it is not complete and is only arranged by surname, then by county. Wesley Pippenger has also completed a very thorough survey of wills and administration for the period 1800-1865 (he has only yet to complete some counties in the Northern Neck. However, the PREMIER source with much more information about where to find the will or administration is on the Library of Virginia web site. Click here (or paste into your browser) http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas08&local_base=CL AS08 Happy Hunting! Craig Kilby Lancaster, Virginia [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 3/2/2007 8:23:23 AM > Subject: [VACULPEP] Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800 > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: Kristi_Moffitt > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.c ulpeper/4484/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I have the book Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800 compiled by Clayton Torrence. > > It is "an index of wills recorded in local courts of VA, 1632-1800 and of administrations on estates shown by inventories of the estates of intestates recorded in will (and other) books of local courts, 1632-1800" > > I will do FREE lookups in this source. > > Please note the dates covered by this index are 1632-1800. > > The book gives the name of the testator and the date as well as the county. That is all the information given. > > Please email me off list with your requests at [email protected] > > Please include VA Wills in the subject line of your email. > Thanks, > Kristi Moffitt > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message