This is an index of estate administration records, including wills, inventories, sales, and other documents, from 1633 to 1800, found in the will books of fifty-one Virginia counties and cities. In some cases, estate records found in county order books and other records are also indexed. For a few localities, the index includes records issued after 1800.
Some entries include the Library of Virginia’s microfilm reel number. Most of the microfilm may be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
Accomack County (1663–1800)
Albemarle County (1748–1800)
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 (1740–1812)
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)
Henrico County (1662–1800)
Henry County (1777–1800)
No state-wide index has been compiled for estate records after 1865. Counties and independent cities indexed their own records, and these are often available on microfilm. See the following guide for available indexes:
Revised February 2021