.Prince William County, Virginia General Index to Wills 1734-1951 w. Joan Peters, C.G.R.S. Dedication This Prince William County General Index to Wills, now arranged in a new reader friendly format, is dedicated to Don, Tish and Bev, who make up the R.E.L.l.C. room professional staff, of the Bull Run Regional Library. This was very much a team project and I would like to thank them in this public way for their patience and unflagging support for this project. Cover Illqstrations The illustration on the front cover is a scaJi.1;1ed image of Henry Hager's Will, found in the Prince William County, Virginia WiHBopk C, page 108. The illustration on the back cover is a scanned image of William Sparkes' Will, found in the Prince William County, Virginia Will Book C, page 46. · · Prince William County Will Books D-F (1744-1777) are missing/lost; however, two bond books survive for part of that period: • Executor Bonds (for those who left wills), 1753-1786; and • Administration Bonds (for those who did not leave wills), 1753-1782 Those two books should mention all persons who died in Prince William County wbo had any estate. Court minutes 1757-1759 are also lost; court minutes for 1759-1761 survive. ~ ·~~f.M~' <"~ :} f:. . ·r:~';r! · -...~ '.;.•1J1:;r ,.,,.,..... :..·,;··;,t ~~··· Willow Bend Books Westminster, Maryland - Willow Bend Books 65 East Main Street Westminster, Maryland 21157-5026 1-800-876-6103 WB0444 Source books, early maps, CDs -- Worldwide For our listing of thousands of titles offered by hundreds of publishers, see our website at www.WillowBendBooks.com Visit our retail store Copyright ©200 I Joan W. Peters All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electn;mic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informatiop storage and retrieval system without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. International Standard Book Number: 1-58549-624-3 Printed in the United States of America· FOREWORD t. From the Arrangement of the Old .... The microfilmed edition of the General Index to Wills for Prince William County 1734-1951 is arranged in a quasi-alphabetical order by surname and given name. That is, all of the surnames beginning with A are together and arranged by given name for A, B, C, D, etc. This same format is followed for surnames from B-Z. Pages in the General Index to Wills are divided into columns containing information for dates by years, Surnames and Given Names, and into columns for information for Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Final Accounts, Heirs, Inheritance Tax and the like for the decedent. There are major disadvantages to using the index in this format. First, the index is difficult to read. For example, if you are looking for the heirs of Charles Allen, who died in 180 I, you must go through all of the As, looking for Allen; Then, you must go through all of the Js to see if Charles left a probate record. If you are looking for Charles' ancestry, you must also go through all of the "A''s, looking at the given names, to find the rest of the Allens in the index. Secondly, the column format is also hard to decipher. The will book numbers are sometimes hard to read; the supplemental sheets in the index are very difficult to interpret. Occasionally, there will be a citation for the Will Book without a page number to go with it. 2. ..• To the Re-Arrangment of the New The General Index to Wills found in this published printed volume differs substantially in its arrangement from the original. While I have kept the column format, I have simplified it considerably. There are five columns: Date, Surname, Given Name, Instrument and Will Book and page#. The names have been alphabetized by Surname and Given Name. The probate records have been placed in chronological order by will book for each decedent under the column called "Instrument". Third, there is an abbreviated index on each page for surnames. So, if now, if you are looking for Allens, the abbreviated index indicates that the Allens in Prince William General Index to Wills are found on page 6. Turn to page 6 to see if Charles Allen left any probate records. He did indeed: A will, inventory and sales account on different pages in Will Book H. The will is found on page 463, the inventory on page 484 and a sales account on page 541. Furthermore, the index now shows all other Allens that left probate records. It appears that the earliest Allen in Prince William County, leaving a probate record was George Allen. The most recent Allen was Charles B. Allen who left a Will, list of Heirs and a record oflnheritance Tax in 1937. 3. What This Index Is and What This Index Is NOT ... This index is simply a rearrangement of the content of the original General Index into a more reader friendly format. It is not an index for all the probate records in Prince William; only, those which appeared in the General Index to Wills 1734-1951. It is also not a complete record since there are early will books that are no longer extant. Unfortunately, due to the ravages of the Civil War, federal soldiers plundered and burned Prince William's Courthouses. Court record books disappeared. Among those missing from Prince William County were will books D, E, and F. These will books covered people who died in Prince William during the colonial period, the Revolutionary War period and the time when the newly formed United States was being established. 4. To the readership ... It is my hope that the re-format of the General Index to Wills to that found in this volume will be helpful for researchers who wish to investigate their family's ancestry in Prince William County. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1# Ab-Ay pages 1-16 .; Ba-Bu pages 17-54 Ca-Cu pages 55-89 i~ Da-Dy pages 91-114 Ea-Ew pages 115-122 Fa-Fu pages 123-139 ~ 'i• ,J:, '¥i, Ga-Gw pages 141-162 ~~ Ha-Hy pages 163-197 Id-Iv page 198 Ja-Ju pages 199-209 Ka-Ku pages 211-221 La-Ly pages 223-251 Ma-My pages 253-286 Na-Ny pages 287-294 O'C-Ow pages 294-298 Pa-Pu pages 289-315 Que-Qui page 315 Ra-Ry pages 317-340 Sa-Sy pages 341-374 Ta-Ty pages 375-389 U-V pages 391-394 Wa-Wy pages 395-420 Y-Z page 421 LIST OF PLATES Abel, Plate # 1. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book C, page 40. Acres William Bean's Inventory & Appraisement. Recorded 51111735. page 90 Adam Adam Plate# 2. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book C, page 15. Jacob Gibson's Will. Recorded 512111735. page 140 Plate# 3. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book C, page 235. Thomas Osborn's Orphans Account. Recorded 512611740. page 210 Plate# 4. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book C, page 267. Thomas Bullock's Guardian Bond. Recorded 1212411740. page 222 . Plate# 5. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book H, page 98. Eleanor Fernandes Will. Recorded 41711794. (Page 1) page 252 Plate# 6. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book, H, page 3 72. Captain Zachariah Lewis's Inventory of Slaves. Recorded 11611800. page 316 Plate# 7. Scanned Image from Prince William County Will Book l page 18. Maryanne Taylor's Inventory. Recorded 21711804. page 390 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL INDEX TO WILLS Abel, Abell, Able .. 1-2 Ad-Alb ... 4-5 Amb-Ami ... 6-7 Arrington .... 10-12 Atwell -Auston ... 14-15 Acres ............. 3 Alexander. ... 5 Anderson ... 8 Ashby-Ashton .. 12 Ayers/ Ayres ... 15-16 Adams ........... 3 Allen .......... 6 And- Arm .. 8-9 Athey .... 13 Aylor ............ 16 Adamson ...... 3-4 Allison .... 6-7 Arnold ... 9-10 Atkinson ... 13-14 DATE SURNAME GIVEN NAME INSTRUMENT WILL BOOK/PAGE# Abel (see also Abell, Able) 1868 Abel Allen Trustee Account RI 599 1873 Abel Allen Final Account SI 182 1944 Abel Alverna Cornwell Heirs 7183 1882 Abel Edith Inventory Tl 315 1882 Abel Edith Account Tl317 1882 Abel Edith Account Tl338 1882 Abel Edith Account Tl 356 1924 Abel Fushee Will 1/ 9 1924 Abel Fushee Account I/ 21 ·~ 1921 Abel Henry W. Account Zll98 1872 Abel James Sales RI 789 1926 Abel Marion L. Inventory 11222 1926 Abel Marion L. Heirs 11227 1926 Abel Marion L. Sales II 395 1926 Abel Marion L. Account II 432 1944 Abel Monroe Inheritance Tax 71 33 1944 Abel Nelson Will 7137 1944 Abel Nelson Heirs 7138 1944 Abel Nelson Inventory 7149 1944 Abel Nelson Inheritance Tax 7167 1944 Abel Nelson Account 71356 1921 Abel R. S. Inventory ZI 265 1880 Abel Reuben Inventory Tl 193 1880 Abel Reuben Account Tl 195 1882 Abel Reuben Account Tl268 1883 Abel Reuben Account Tl345 1883 Abel Reuben Account Tl 407 1947 Abel Reuben B. Heirs 81 114 1947 Abel Reuben B. Inheritance Tax 81146 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL INDEX TO WILLS Abel, Abell, Able .. 1-2 Ad-Alb ..• 4-5 Amb-Ami ... 6-7 Arrington ...• 10-12 Atwell - Auston •.• 14-15 Abel Acres ........•..•• 3 Alexander .••. 5 Anderson •.. 8 Ashby - Ashton •. 12 Ayers/A yres ... 15-16 Acri Adams •......•... 3 Allen •...•..... 6 And- Arm .. 8-9 Athey ..•. 13 Aylor ...•.•••.••. 16 Ada Adamson ...... 3-4 Allison .... 6-7 Arnold •.. 9-10 Atkinson ... 13-14 Ada DATE SURNAME GIVEN NAME INSTRUMENT WILL BOOK/PAGE# Abel (cont.) (see also Abell, Able) 1945 Abel Rhoda Will 71128 1945 Abel Rhoda Inheritance Tax 71169 1945 Abel Rhoda Account 71436 1943 Abel Robert Allen Inheritance Tax 61467 1948 Abel Sarah Elizabeth Heirs 8/ 339 1948 Abel Sarah Elizabeth Account 81339 1866 Abel Thomas Inventory RI 273 1866 Abel Thomas Account R/274 1· .< 1866 Abel Thomas Account RI 309 ' .j 1919 Abel Wallace W. Account ZI 7 1948 Abel Walter Bryant Heirs 81412 1913 Abel Wesley W. Will X/320 1885 Abel William G. Inventory Tl 551 1930 Abel William G. Inheritance Tax 2/ 284 1930 Abel William G. Account 2/ 462 1943 Abel William G. Inheritance Tax 61377 1943 Abel William Thomas Inheritance Tax 61422 Abell (see also Abel, Able) 1866 Abell Clara Will 4/ 422 1812 Abell James Will Kl 178 1812 Abell James Inventory Kl 186 1817 Abell James Account LI 35 Able (see also Abel, Abell) 1838 Able Fanny Will 01400 1904 Able W.P. Sales V/ 573 1916 Able W.W. Will Y/193 2 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL INDEX TO WILLS Abel, Abell, Able .. 1-2 Ad-Alb •.. 4-5 Amb-Ami ... 6-7 Arrington .... 10-12 Atwell -Auston ... 14-15 Acres .....•...•.•. 3 Alexander •... 5 Anderson .•. 8 Ashby -Ashton .. 12 Ayers/Ayres ..• 15-16 Adams ...•...•••. 3 Allen ..•..•..•. 6 And- Arm .. 8-9 Athey •.•. 13 Aylor •..•.••..... 16 Adamson ....•. 3-4 Allison .•.• 6-7 Arnold ... 9-10 Atkinson .•. 13-14 DATE SURNAME GIVEN NAME INSTRUMENT WILL BOOK/PAGE# Acres (see also Akers) 1831 Acres James Inventory NI 363 1831 Acres James Account N/470 Adams 1929 Adams Anna S. Heirs 2190 1929 Adams Anna S. Will 2/ 91 1929 Adams Anna S. Inheritance Tax 21133 1948 Adams Charles Henry Will 8/ 291 1948 Adams Charles Henry Heirs 81293 1948 Adams Charles Henry Inheritance Tax 9139 1948 Adams Charles Henry Inventory 9164 ') 1948 Adams Charles Henry Account 91278 ;? 1937 Adams Eleanor S. Will 4129 1937 Adams Eleanor S. Heirs 4131 1937 Adams Eleanor S. Account 41324 1806 Adams Gavin Inventory II 121 1873 Adams George B. Inventory SI 244 1983 Adams George B. Sales SI 245 1810 Adams Jacob Inventory Kl 67 1810 Adams Jacob Sales Kl 68 1940 Adams John F. Will 5192 1940 Adams John F. Heirs 5194 1940 Adams John F. Inheritance Tax 51297 1940 Adams John F. Account 51341 1940 Adams John F. Account 6130 1827 Adams Susanna Account M/490 Adamson 1886 Adamson Emma Y. Inventory U/ 16 1886 Adamson Emma Y. Account U/18 1886 Adamson Emma Y. Account U/ 79 1886 Adamson Emma Y. Final Account U/ 141 3 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL INDEX TO WILLS Abel, Abell, Able •• 1-2 Ad-Alb ..• 4-5 Amb-Ami •.. 6-7 Arrington ...• 10-12 Atwell - Auston ... 14-15 Abe ,, Acres .........•..• 3 Alexander •... 5 Anderson ... 8 Ashby - Ashton •• 12 Ayers/Ayres ... 15-16 Acr ', Adams .....•..... 3 Allen ••........ 6 And- Arm .• 8-9 Athey •••. 13 Aylor .•.•.••••..• 16 Adi Adamson .....• 3-4 Allison .•.. 6-7 Arnold ... 9-10 Atkinson ••. 13-14 Adi j DATE SURNAME GIVEN NAME INSTRUMENT WILL BOOK/PAGE# Adamson (Cont.) 1886 Adamson Ethel Guardian Account Ul201 1911 Adamson R. J. Will Xll26 1911 Adamson R. J. Inventory XI 136 1911 Adamson R. J. Account Xll56 1936 Adamson Robert W. Will 31448 1936 Adamson Robert W. Heirs 31449 1936 Adamson Robert W. Inheritance Tax 4129 1888 Adamson Winifred W. Guardian Account Ul199 1889 Adamson Winifred W. Guardian Account Ul262 Addison 1736 Addison William Bond Cl 78 1736 Addison William Inventory Cl 89 ·"' Adie 1811 Adie Benjamin Inventory K/96 Aithin 1780 Aithin Thomas Inventory Gl98 "'1 Akers (see also Acres) 1850 Akers Daniel Partition Pl 481 1850 Akers Daniel Partition Pl 486 1908 Akers George F. Inventory WI 489 1908 Akers George F. Account WI 576 1908 Akers George F. Trustee Account Xl77 1824 Akers James Account Ml 219 Alberton 1871 Alberton George Account RI 693 Albin 1737 Albin Thomas Inventory Cll37 4 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA GENERAL INDEX TO WILLS Abel, Abell, Able .. 1-2 Ad-Alb .•. 4-5 Amb-Ami .•. 6-7 Arrington ••.. 10-12 Atwell -Auston ... 14-15 Acres ........•••.. 3 Alexander ..•. 5 Anderson •.. 8 Ashby -Ashton •. 12 Ayers/Ayres •.. 15-16 Adams ..••..•..•. 3 Allen .•......•. 6 And- Arm .. 8-9 Athey .... 13 Aylor .......•••.. 16 Adamson •..•.. 3-4 Allison .... 6-7 Arnold ..• 9-10 Atkinson ... 13-14 DATE SURNAME GIVEN NAME INSTRUMENT WILL BOOK/PAGE# Alb is 1949 Alb is John Anthony Sr. Heirs 81473 1949 AI bis John Anthony Sr. Inventory 9126 1949 Al bis John Anthony Sr. Inheritance Tax 91227 Alexander 1950 Alexander George Lecount Inheritance Tax 10/1 1827 Alexander Gerard Division Ml495 1823 Alexander Hector Will Ml25 1826 Alexander Jane Will Ml444 1830 Alexander Jane Sales NI 267 1830 Alexander Jane Sales Nl271 1832 Alexander Jane Inventory 0123 1832 Alexander Jane Estate Sale 0136 1870 Alexander Lawrence G. Will RI 569 1839 Alexander Philip Will 01403 1821 Alexander Richard Barnes Will LI 398 1821 Alexander Richard Barnes Account LI 470 1738 Alexander Robert Inventory Cl 150 1811 Alexander Robert Will K/286 1835 Alexander Sigismunda Mary Will 01205 1866 Alexander Thomas R. Inventory RI 257 1866 Alexander Thomas R. Sales RI 315 1866 Alexander Thomas R. Account RI 673 1872 Alexander Thomas R. Account SI 111 1815 Alexander William (Colonel) Inventory Kl365 1832 Alexander William (Colonel) Division NI 513 1827 Alexander William S. Inventory Ml 458 1827 Alexander William S. (Dr.) Inventory Ml 510 1827 Alexander William S. (Dr.) Sales Ml 511 5