Dinwiddie County, Virginia – Wills & Probate Records

This section includes transcriptions of wills, estate inventories, administrations, and probate records from Dinwiddie County, Virginia. These documents are invaluable for genealogists and historians, offering insights into family relationships, property holdings, occupations, and community connections.

Available Will & Probate Transcripts

From USGenWeb Archives:

• Will of George P. Badger (1921) – Contributed by Ruby Badger Pruitt
• Will of Joseph Badger (1841) – Contributed by Ruby Badger Pruitt
• Will of William H. Bailey (1837) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of William Burge Sr. (1830) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of William Coleman (1844) – Contributed by Augusta Davis
• Will of Rice Eanes (1832) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of Samuel Griffin (1837) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of Peterson Haddon (1832) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of Daniel Lamb (1830) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of Samuel Mathews (1854) – Contributed by Shirley Matthews
• Will of Sarah S. Meredith (1843) – Contributed by Alice Gayle
• Will of Elijah Minge (1832) – Contributed by Russell L. Lawrence
• Will of Duncan Rose (1785) – Contributed by Linda Lewis
• Will of William Ruffin (1893) – Contributed by Lucy Ruffin

Contributed to the Dinwiddie VAGenWeb Site:

• Will of James Bishop, Sr. (1842) – Contributed by William M. Bishop, Jr.
• Will of Richard Bristow B. Bristow (1871) – Contributed by Beth Bond
• Will of Robert Greenway (1837) – Contributed by Nola Duffy
• Will of Balaam Wells (1856) – Contributed by Beth Bond
• Will of Peter Vaughan (1816) – Contributed by Beth Bond
• Will of John Goodwyn Boisseau – Contributed by Beth Bond
• Will of Virginia Boisseau – Contributed by Beth Bond
• Will of Wm. H. Broadnax – Contributed by Nola Duffy
• Will of Robert A. Lunsford – Contributor not listed

Unrecorded Wills

Some wills were never formally recorded in Dinwiddie County’s will books. Transcriptions of these unrecorded wills are available thanks to the work of Mrs. E. B. Short of Dinwiddie, Virginia.

• Will of John Brewer
• Will of Mary C. Coapland
• Will of Lewis Conner
• Will of Susannah Ledbetter
• Will of William Lewis
• Will of John Mingee
• Will of Elizabeth Perkins
• Will of Lewis Perkins
• Will of Francis Poythress
• Will of Mary Poythress
• Will of Patrick Poythress
• Will of Robert Ravenscrof
• Will of Anna Thomas
• Will of John Tisdal
• Will of Willlis Vaughn
• Will of Charles Whitmore
• Will of Rachel Williams
• Will of Amey Wills

To view all of these transcripts together, visit the full Unrecorded Wills of Dinwiddie County file.

Accessing Original Will Books via Microfilm

The original Dinwiddie County Will Books (Volumes 1–11, 1753–1867) have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are accessible through the FamilySearch Library system.

• Catalog Entry: Dinwiddie County (Va.) Will Books – FamilySearch Catalog #382635
• These microfilms contain handwritten wills, estate inventories, and related probate records.
• You can view them for free at any FamilySearch Affiliate Library or Family History Center.
• While not all are available for home viewing, in-person access is unrestricted at affiliated locations.
• Please bring the catalog number above when visiting a center to request the films.