Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800

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Wills and Administrations of Southampton County, Virginia, 1749-1800 is written by Blanche Adams Chapman and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0806309075 (ISBN 10) and 9780806309071 (ISBN 13).

The abstracts of wills and administrations are arranged throughout in more or less chronological order by the name of the deceased. The will records give the name of the testator, names of legatees (often showing relationships), summaries of bequests made in the will, date of the will, date of recording, and the page number of the will book wherein the full will is recorded. The administration records generally provide the dates of inventory and appraisal, names of auditors and appraisers, and references concerning the settlement of the estate. The approximately 2,500 wills and administrations in this work refer to approximately 8,000 persons. Many of the wills furnish evidence of North Carolina connections as well.