Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Loudoun County, VA, 1757- 1800

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These probate records include the names of the testator, spouse, children, family members, executors and witnesses, the dates of the will and its probate, and its location. Supplementing this are a 1761 rent roll, lists of militia officers and pensioners, and inscriptions from four cemeteries. The new index has 4,250 entries.

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Abstracts of Wills & Inventories, Fairfax County, VA 1742-1801

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The will abstracts generally consist of the name of the testator, dates of instrument and probate, and the names of the spouse, children and other family members, executors and witnesses. Inventory abstracts usually only have a reference to the administrator and the inventory date. Also included are the Rent Rolls of 1761 and 1774.

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Opening Downing Bridge, Near Warsaw, VA 1927 photo

A group of unknown folks at the opening of the Downing Bridge, near Warsaw, VA, February 16, 1927.
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Virginia Train Wrecks

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Petersburg, Virginia Train Wreck February 1912
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Surnames: Moors, Dallage, Brown
Passengers from: Virginia, Pennsylvania

Lynchburg, Virginia Train Wreck December 1906
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Surnames: Spencer, Schuyler, Merrill

South Boston, VA Train Accident November 1860
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Surname: Dinon

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Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives

Newport News High School, Newport News, VA Girls Basketball Team 1923

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In the photo: Elizabeth Turner, Virginia Rosenberger, Ellen Fox, Ruth Clark, Frances Volk, Amanda Gray, Mildred Baylor, Gladys Gillet, Ruth Fitchett, Gladys Ford, Loutrell Llewellyn, Annette Sibley, Hettie Jenkins.

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