Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Wills, 1767-1820
Author | : Lela C. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1986 |
ISBN-10 | : 0893085812 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780893085810 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: By: Lela C. Adams, Pub. 1986, Reprinted 2014, 274 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-581-2. Pittsylvania County was created in 1767 from Halifax County, VA. It was a important migration path for early settlers moving into Tennessee, Georgia and North & South Carolina. Many of her early settlers were from Pennsylvania, including Germans, Quakers, Welch and Scot-Irish. Also many families through out Virginia relocated here from such counties as: Brunswick, Charlotte, Amelia, Prince Edward, and other Tidewater counties. This book contains not only wills of individuals, but also guardians and administrators bonds; bastardy, apprentice, trustees, sheriffs and treasurers bonds, and inventories of estates. The names of approximately 14,500 persons are found in these legal records of this important county.