The first volume represents over 35,100 records. The source of the information is microfilm loaned to the compiler by the Library of Virginia. The makeup and name of the bound book in which wills were recorded varies by location. Some will books contain only wills, while others contain bonds, appraisals, inventories, accounts, guardianships, guardianship accounts, estate divisions, plats, appointments of officials and more. In some locations wills were recorded in deed books.
Many locations are absent any estate records during the Civil War years.
For each location the work provides the full title and location of the record books or series features, Library of Virginia microfilm reel number and a list of abbreviations used. The Johnson Family of Foster City, Michigan. Robert E. Johnson . This is the history of Jacob and Lisa Johnson and their family. The story begins on a small farm in Western Finland and continues to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.