Botetourt County, Virginia Court House Records
The first court house was constructed in 1772, built with logs, destroyed by fire in 1848. There were several fires which destroyed subsequent buildings and a new building was built in 1975. The county was formed in 1770 from Augusta County and it derived its name from Lord Botetourt, the Governor of Virginia.
Botetourt County Wills, Estates, Marriages available to members of Virginia Pioneers
Marriages
Indexes to Probate Records
- Index to Wills, Deeds, Estates 1824 to 1829
Miscellaneous Wills
- McCoy, James, LWT (transcript)
- McCoy, John, LWT (transcript)
- Wallace, John, LWT (transcript)
Military
- Veterans of War of 1812 published in Fincastle Herald 1 Oct 1899
Digital Images of Botetourt County Wills 1824 to 1829
Testators:
Anderson, Robert ;
Bannister, Elijah ;
Betts, Elisha ;
Bowyer, John ;
Byrd, Thomas Sr. ;
Calhoun, William ;
Compton, William ;
Freeman, Aggy ;
Getty, Jeremiah ;
Goodwin, Thomas ;
Gulliford, Anna ;
Hartman, George ;
Holstine, Stephen ;
Horn, Charles ;
Kinsey, Christian ;
Knight, James ;
Lacklin, Elisha ;
London, James ;
McClanahan, Sarah ;
McElhaney, Samuel ;
Obenchain, Philip ;
Palmore, Charles;
Patterson, Timothy ;
Peffley, David ;
Pitzer, John ;
Reed, Frederick ;
Reed, Thomas ;
Shaver, Andrew ;
Smith, Absalom Sr. ;
Spiller, Jacob ;
Stover, William ;
Terry, Stephen ;
Wallace, David ;
Wallace, William ;
Welch, John ;
Womack, William
Digital Images of Botetourt County Wills 1829 to 1838
Testators: Anderson, Nancy ;Arms, Andrew; Book, Philip; Bowyer, Henry; Breckinridge, James; Britz, Adam; Cartmell, Henry Jr. ;Copp, Christian; Crawford, Josiah; Crush, Daniel; Crutchfield, Thompson; Detzett, James ;Dillon, John ;Douglass, John ;Eller, Jacob ;Falls, James ;Ferrill, Stephen ;Floyd, Edward ;Franklin, David ;Gist, George; Gish, Jacob ;Harvey, Robert ;Johnston, Charles; Jordan, John ;Kittinger, Rudolph ;Kyle, Sarah ;Lemmon, Frederick ;Little, William ;Lyon, George; Mayline, Reason ;McDonald, William; McKaliston, Garland ;Middlecaugh, John ;Mitler, Valentine ;Parker, Caleb;Poage, George; Poage, William ;Preston, John ;Quigley, Margaret ;Robinson, Isaac; Rowland, William; Safford, Adam; Sharkey, Nicholas ;Sheck, Jacob ;Sherrit, Thomas; Smiley, William; Snider, Mathias ;Stewart, Samuel ;Stever (or Stover), George ;Stover, John ;Taylor, Allen; Thomas, Francis; Van Meter, Hester ;Weitzel, John ;Whalen, Dennis ;White, Samuel ;Whitten, William ;Wilson, Thomas
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