Will books, 1786-1906 ; general index, 1786-1948
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Microfilm of original records at the Franklin County Courthouse in Rocky Mount, Virginia.
The County Court existed until 1902 when it was replaced by the Circuit Court.
Includes general index. Volumes are also individually indexed.
Contains wills, inventories, accounts of estates, estate sales, assignments of dower, partitions of lands (with maps), etc.
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General index to will books 1786-1948 (gives name of decedent, type of probate record, book and page numbers.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31485 | 7644993 | |
| Will books, v. 1-2 1786-1825 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31486 | 7644994 | |
| Will books, v. 3-4 1825-1837, 1840 (In v. 3, first entry is dated Feb. 1824 but corrected in next entry to Feb. 1825. In v. 4, only 2 brief entries at end are dated 1840.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31487 | 7644995 | |
| Will books, v. 5-6 1837-1849 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31488 | 7644996 | |
| Will books, v. 7-8 1849-1854 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31489 | 7644997 | |
| Will books, v. 9-10 1854-1859 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31490 | 7644998 | |
| Will books, v. 11-12 1859-1863 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31491 | 7644999 | |
| Will books, v. 13-14 1863-1866 (Vol. 13 starts with p. 289 as first part of book was not filmed because it had data which was not of genealogical value. Index covers p. 289-643.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31492 | 7645000 | |
| Will books, v. 15-16 1866-1875 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1986633 | 7541299 | |
| Will books, v. 17-18 1875-1882 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1986634 | 7541300 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General index to will books 1786-1948 (gives name of decedent, type of probate record, book and page numbers.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31485 | 7644993 | |
| Will books, v. 1-2 1786-1825 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31486 | 7644994 | |
| Will books, v. 3-4 1825-1837, 1840 (In v. 3, first entry is dated Feb. 1824 but corrected in next entry to Feb. 1825. In v. 4, only 2 brief entries at end are dated 1840.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31487 | 7644995 | |
| Will books, v. 5-6 1837-1849 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31488 | 7644996 | |
| Will books, v. 7-8 1849-1854 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31489 | 7644997 | |
| Will books, v. 9-10 1854-1859 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31490 | 7644998 | |
| Will books, v. 11-12 1859-1863 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31491 | 7644999 | |
| Will books, v. 13-14 1863-1866 (Vol. 13 starts with p. 289 as first part of book was not filmed because it had data which was not of genealogical value. Index covers p. 289-643.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 31492 | 7645000 | |
| Will books, v. 15-16 1866-1875 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1986633 | 7541299 | |
| Will books, v. 17-18 1875-1882 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1986634 | 7541300 |
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