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WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS: CATALOG CARD VA

The Will Books and Order Books for 50 Virginia cities and counties were examined by the Library of Virginia staff for recorded wills, administrations, inventories, and other recorded documents relating to the estates of individuals. This database indexes those documents generally for the period up to 1800. Please note that the documents referenced in the database entries are not online. The entries for Cumberland, Hanover, Lee, Nottoway, Surry, and York Counties and the City of Richmond extend beyond 1800. The entries correct and supplement Clayton Torrence's Virginia Wills and Administrations by providing the exact location of the documents and by correcting errors where found. Lawsuits are not included.

There are also entries for wills not originally listed in Torrence. These documents are not located in county records, but rather are found in other sources and include wills from a number of counties where the official records no longer exist. In addition, there are some entries for counties where the official records no longer exist but for the period beginning in 1801.

Each record contains the name of the deceased, the county, the type of document, the date the document was recorded, and references to the source in which the recorded document can be found (usually a county Will Book). The microfilm reel number for each document is also indicated. There is a separate record for each source. (The abbreviation aat. indicates that the term for the type of document was taken from the Art & Architecture Thesaurus).

Note on Chesterfield County: Entries contain references to the recorded probate record in the Will Books. If there are references to the Order Books, this is also indicated on the record. The actual references to the Order Books concerning probate not found in the Will Books are on separate records.

Counties and Cities Indexed

Accomack County (forthcoming)
Albemarle County (forthcoming)
Amelia County (1734-1800)
Amherst County (1761-1800)
Bath County (1791-1800)                                          
Bedford County (1754-1800)
Botetourt County (1770-1800)
Brunswick County (1732-1800)
Campbell County (1782-1800)                                      
Caroline County (1742-1800)
Charlotte County (1765-1800)
Chesterfield County 
Culpeper County (1749-1800)                                      
Cumberland County (1749-1810)
Elizabeth City County (1689-1800)   
Essex County (1692-1800)
Fluvanna County (1777-1800)
Franklin County (1786-1800)                                      
Fredericksburg (1789-1800)
Goochland County (1728-1800)
Grayson County (1796-1800)                                       
Greensville County (1781-1800)                                   
Halifax County (1753-1800)                                       
Hanover County (1724-1898)                                       
Henry County (1777-1800)
Isle of Wight County (1628-1800)
Lancaster County (1652-1800) 
Lee County (1794-1832)                                           
Madison County (1793-1800)
Middlesex County (1673-1800) (forthcoming)
Montgomery County (1773-1800)
Norfolk City (1784-1800)
Northampton County (1632-1800) (in progress)
Nottoway County (1789-1809)
Orange County (1735-1800)
Patrick County (1791-1800)                                       
Petersburg (1784-1800)
Powhatan County (1777-1800)
Prince George County (1713-1800)
Prince William County (1734-1744) (1778-1800)                    
Princess Anne County (1691-1800)             
Richmond City (1782-1810
Richmond County (1692-1800)
Southampton County (1749-1800)
Spotsylvania County (1722-1800)
Surry County (1652-1850)                
Sussex County (1754-1800)
Washington County (1770-1800)
Wythe County (1790-1800)                                         
York County (1633-1811)

NAME	Kirby, William.
DATE	1772
SOURCE	Will Book No. 3, 1772-1782 (Reel 16)
	p. 15. Will pro. 12. Nov. 1772.
	p. 40-42. Inv. & Appr. rec. & Apr. 1773.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Turner.
DATE	1783
SOURCE	Will Book No. 4, 1783-1797 (Reel 17)
	p. 44-45. Inv. & Appr. 13. Nov. 1783.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Thomas.
DATE	1741.
SOURCE	[Orders], Wills & Inventories 19, 1740-1746 (Reel 10)
	p. 9. Adms. bond rec. [18 May 1741].
	p. 15-16 Adms. bond rec. 18 May 1741.
	p. 18. Inv. rec. [15 June 1741].
	p. 28-30. Inv. & appr. rec. 15 June 1741.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Thomas.
DATE	1668.
SOURCE	Deeds, Wills, Orders, etc. [Records No. 4], 1665-1672 (Reel 2a)
	p. 186. Exors. bond rec. 24 June 1668.
	p. 189. Will pro. 24 June 1668.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Robert.
DATE	1739.
SOURCE	[Orders], Wills & Inventories 18, 1732-1740 (Reel 9)
	p. 550. Guardian bond rec. [18 Feb. 1739].
	p. 565. Guardian bond rec. 18 Feb. 1739.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate administration records. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Robert.
DATE	1727.
SOURCE	Orders, Wills, etc. 16, 1720-1729 (Reel 8)
	p. 488. Adms. bond rec. 20 Nov. 1727.
	p. 489. Inv. of estate ordered [20 Nov. 1727].
	p. 491. Adms. bond rec. 20 Nov. 1727.
	p. 495. Inv. rec. [18 Dec. 1727].
	p. 498-499. Inv. & appr. rec. 18 Dec. 1727.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Thomas.
DATE	1668.
SOURCE	Deeds, Wills, Orders, etc. [Records No. 4], 1665-1672 (Reel 2a)
	p. 186. Exors. bond rec. 24 June 1668.
	p. 189. Will pro. 24 June 1668.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Richard.
DATE	1761
SOURCE	Will Book No. 1, 1749-1762 (Reel 16)
SOURCE	Will Book No. 2, 1762-1772 (Reel 16)
	p. 415-416. Inv. & Appr. rec. 14. Feb. 1762.
	p. 29. Accounts rec. 12. May 1763.
	p. 374-375. Will pro. 14. May 1761.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME		Kirbie [Kirby], Mundeford.
DATE		1689.
SOURCE		Deeds, Orders, Wills, etc. [Records No. 8], 1687-1691 (Reel 4a)
		p. 351. Inv. of estate ordered 18 Dec. 1689.
		p. 384. Inv. of widows estate rec. 22 Jan. 1689/90.
	p. 526. Inv. of estate ordered [26 Jan. 1690/91].
NOTE		Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE		York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT		Estate inventories. aat.
ADDED ENTRY		Kirby, Mundeford.
COLLECTION		Virginia wills and administrations

NAME	Kirby, Moody.
DATE	1761
SOURCE	Will Book No. 1, 1749-1762 (Reel 16)
	p. 376-377. Inv. & Appr. rec. 11. June 1761.
	p. 443-444. Accounts rec. 11. Mar. 1762.
	p. 366. Will pro. 9 Apr. 1761.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Mary.
DATE	1774
SOURCE	Will Book No. 3, 1772-1782 (Reel 16)
	p. 109. Will pro. 13. Oct. 1774.
	p. 114. Inv. rec. 8 Dec. 1774.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby [Kerby], Richard.
DATE	1782
SOURCE	Will Book No. 2, 1783-1792 (Reel 36)
NOTE	Part of index to Halifax County Wills and Administrations (1753 - 1800)
PLACE	Halifax County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Richard.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby [Kerby], Richard.
DATE	1782
SOURCE	Will Book No. 1, 1773-1783 (Reel 36)
	p. 387-389. Will pro. 21 Feb. 1782.
NOTE	Part of index to Halifax County Wills and Administrations (1753 - 1800)
PLACE	Halifax County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Richard.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations

NAME	Kirby, John.
DATE	1797
SOURCE	Will Book No. 4, 1783-1797 (Reel 17)
	p. 805-807. Inv. & Appr. rec. 17 July 1797.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations

NAME	Kerby [Kirby], John.
DATE	1774.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 22, 1771-1783 (Reel 11)
	p. 229-231. Will pro. 20 June 1774.
	p. 385-386. Inv. & appr. rec. 16 Feb. 1778.
	p. 414-417. Accounts rec. 15 Feb. 1779.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kirby, John.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, James.
DATE	1737.
SOURCE	[Orders], Wills & Inventories 18, 1732-1740 (Reel 9)
	p. 360. Adms. bond rec. [16 May 1737].
	p. 374. Inv. rec. 20 June 1737.
	p. 378. Inv. & appr. rec. 20 June 1737.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby, Ann.
DATE	1798
SOURCE	Will Book No. 5, 1797-1804 (Reel 17)
	p. 55. Will pro. 21 May 1798.
NOTE	Part of index to Southampton County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
PLACE	Southampton County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby [Kerbey], William.
DATE	1782.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 22, 1771-1783 (Reel 11)
	p. 554-555. Will pro. 20 May 1782 & 21 Oct. 1782.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerbey, William.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby [Kerbey], William.
DATE	1782.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 23, 1781-1811 (Reel 11)
	p. 41-42. Inv. & appr. rec. 17 May 1784.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerbey, William.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Bennett [Bennet] [Bennitt].
DATE	1782.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 22, 1771-1783 (Reel 11)
	p. 579. Will pro. 21 Oct. 1782.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Bennet.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Bennitt.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Bennett [Bennet] [Bennitt].
DATE	1782.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 23, 1781-1811 (Reel 12)
	p. 486-487. Accounts rec. 17 July 1797.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Bennet.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Bennitt.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Elizabeth.
DATE	1693.
SOURCE	Deeds, Orders, Wills, etc. [Records No. 9], 1691-1694 (Reel 4a)
	p. 267. Account of death & estate rec. [24 Nov. 1693].
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate administration records. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, John.
DATE	1739
SOURCE	Deeds, Wills, Bonds, Etc., 1737-1756 (Reel 6)
	pp. 70-71. Will pro. 21 Nov. 1739.
	pp. 77 & 80. Inv. & Appr. rec. 19 Feb. 1739-40.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, John.
DATE	1745
SOURCE	Deeds, Wills, Bonds, Etc., 1737-1756 (Reel 6)
	p. 120. Will pro. 19 May 1742.
	p. 208. Inv. & Appr. rec. 21 Aug. 1745.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, John.
DATE	1785
SOURCE	Order Book, 1784-1788 (Reel 19)
	p. 101. Gdn. bond. rec. 26 May 1785.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, John.
DATE	1796.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 23, 1781-1811 (Reel 12)
	p. 471-474. Inv. & appr. rec. 18 July 1796.
	p. 474. Estate division rec. 18 July 1796.
	p. 680-681. Accounts rec. 16 Sept. 1708.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby [Kirby], John.
DATE	1774.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 22, 1771-1783 (Reel 11)
	p. 229-231. Will pro. 20 June 1774.
	p. 385-386. Inv. & appr. rec. 16 Feb. 1778.
	p. 414-417. Accounts rec. 15 Feb. 1779.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kirby, John.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Margaret.
DATE	1801.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 23, 1781-1811 (Reel 12)
	p. 581-582. Will pro. 20 July 1801.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Martha.
DATE	1782.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 22, 1771-1783 (Reel 11)
	p. 530-531. Will pro. 19 Aug. 1782.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations

NAME	Kerby, Mundeford.
DATE	1702.
SOURCE	Deeds, Orders, Wills, etc. [Records No. 11], 1698-1702 (Reel 5a)
	p. 598. Guardian account rec. [24 June 1702].
	p. 601. Accounts dated 11 Apr. 1702.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Estate administration records. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kirby [Kerby], Richard.
DATE	1782
SOURCE	Will Book No. 1, 1773-1783 (Reel 36)
	p. 387-389. Will pro. 21 Feb. 1782.
NOTE	Part of index to Halifax County Wills and Administrations (1753 - 1800)
PLACE	Halifax County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
ADDED ENTRY	Kerby, Richard.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Robert.
DATE	1785.
SOURCE	Wills & Inventories 23, 1781-1811 (Reel 12)
	p. 83-84. Will pro. 20 June 1785.
	p. 147. Inv. & appr. 17 Sept. 1787.
	p. 193-194. Accounts rec. 21 Sept. 1789.
NOTE	Part of index to York County Wills and Administrations (1633-1811)
PLACE	York County (Va.)
DOCUMENT	Wills. aat.
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Thomas.
DATE	1797, 1800
SOURCE	Deeds & Wills, Vol. 34, 1787-1800 (Reel 7)
	p. 349. Will pro. 27 Apr. 1797.
	p. 527. Accounts rec. 27 Feb. 1800.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Thomas.
DATE	1797
SOURCE	Wills, Etc., 1701-1904 (Reel 16)
	p. 512. Will pro. 27 Apr. 1797.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Thomas Senior.
DATE	1786
SOURCE	Wills, Etc., 1701-1904 (Reel 16)
	pp. 389-390. Will pro. 27 Apr. 1786.
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

NAME	Kerby, Thomas Senior.
DATE	1786
SOURCE	Order Book, 1784-1788 (Reel 19)
	p. 278. Will rec. [27 Apr. 1786].
	p. 343. Exors. bond rec. [28 Sep. 1786].
NOTE	Part of index to Elizabeth City County Wills and Administrations (1689-1800)
PLACE	Elizabeth City County (Va.)
COLLECTION	Virginia wills and administrations.

WILL OF RICHARD KIRBY

Richard Kirby ,of the parish of Nottoway and county of Southampton .To my
wife Judith the use of my plantation whereon I now live and three negroes,
Peter,Kate and Sarah all my personal estate during her natural life. To my well beloved
son William one negro girl named Jenny. To my well beloved son John , two
negroes named Jamie and Frank, one whipsaw, and one cutsaw and all my working tools.

To my son John, after my wife's decease, two negroes Peter and Kate.
To my son Richard 5/s. To my daughter Anne Porter , after the decease of my
wife,the use of one negro named Sarah. To my well beloved daughter Mercy West ,
after my wife's decease, the use of one negro named Dinha. To my daughter Judith
Bittle the use of one negro named Anne during her natural life. After the death of
my wife, all my personal estate that is not particularly given away may be equally
divided between William , Moody John Kirby, and Elizabeth Ingram. My two sons William
and John exors.

Witnesses: Peter Butts, Reuben Cook
Dated : 9 June,1761*
Proved : 14 May 1761

* Note: It would appear that tha date of Will ,9 June 1761 has been
incorrectly transcribed into the Will Book since it was recorded in the minutes 14 May 1761

SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY , VIRGINIA, WILL BOOK 1 ,1749/62, pp 374/5

VIRGINIA SETTLERS AND ENGLISH ADVENTURERS by Noel Currer-Briggs,

P 401

DrKirby25@aol.com

Thomas Kerby's Will, York County, Va., Records #4, 1665-1672, March 8 1665/66 Proved June 24, 1668.

Thomas Kerby of the parish of New Poquoson, York.
To my son Robert my whole seat of land and to his heirs male or female, and for default of issue to his general heirs. If it happens that my son Robert depart this life in his minority leaving no issue, and my wife Mary then surviving him, the land to be for the only use and behoof of my said wife, who is mother of my son, unto the heirs of her body male or female, and for default of issue then to her right heirs.
To my son Robert my negro boy, George, after my wifes decease, 6 cows with calfe by their side, two breeding sows with pigg or piggs by their side, one horse about the age of five or six years, one more with a foale by her side, one bed with furniture to it and two iron pots, one pistill and three pewter dishes, one axe, two hoes, one new bridle and saddle.
My wife Mary, sole exex.
My will is that my son be put to school to read and write and cast accounts of the produce of my estate without bringing any charges upon my estate. My will is that my wife shall pay for curing of his head.
Witnesses: Henry Freeman, William Merry, Robert Shelston

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