Urls located from the Past Virginia from England

Several years ago a group of us was researching in the Virginia region in regards to
The Lost Colony, Roanoke Island area.   Roberta Estes sent out a list of information a
friend shared with her for us to see. As I am cleaning files I found it. Enjoy
Thanks again to Roberta Estes and her cousin.

One of my cousins contacted the National Archives in England, and this is the reply he received.  Hope someone might find the links useful.

Roberta

There are wills of people from Virginia among the Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills held at our archive.  The following publications will be useful, which you should be able to obtain in America.

http://www.library.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/8cvYj2cy5k/o/231410016/9

http://www.library.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/bMfmvsDOEE/o/35870017/9

See link to our research guide on wills.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=220

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=168

As you see in the above , our wills  are searchable online. See below.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills

See below links to research guides on tracing American history at The National Archives.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=277

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=296

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