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Fauquier County, Virginia Wills are historic & priceless.
I would encourage each of you to transcribe the will of your ancestor and send
it to the coordinator of this website to be added for all to view.
The Fauquier County Courthouse is located at 40 Culpeper Street, Warrenton,
Virginia 20186. Telephone Number 1-540-347-8748
PROBATE RECORDS: These documents establish will date and probate date; residence
of testator; spouse's given name usually and ideally, the children are named.
Witnesses are very important in a will as are executors (executrix);
administrators (administratix). Administrators are appointed when there is no
written will. Estate sales and guardianships are important parts of the probate
record. Probate may continue for many years following the death of an
individual. In fact, a child may have a guardian appointed; but that orphan
child, may at age 16, come in to court and make his own request for a guardian.
Lois Masters
Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800 by Clayton Torrence is probably the
most used book in Virginia Family History Research. Almost all genealogist have
benefitted from this wonderful book offered for sale by the Genealogical
Publishing Company in Baltimore, Maryland.
Library
of Virginia Wills and Administrations
Where can we find these wills?
Item 1 - Fauquier County, Virginia Courthouse has the original records. The
folks in the Courthouse are the most friendly in America. They are great.
Item 2 - Virginia State Library has copies in their Virginia Room for all to
view
Item 3 - Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia - Wills, Inventories and
Accounts 1759-1800 by John K. Gott
Item 4 - Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia - Wills, Inventories & Accounts
1800-1865 Dee Ann Buck
Item 5 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has micro filmed all of
the Records and can be ordered through their local libraries.
Fauquier Wills
William Heflin's Will
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