Are early wills for Albemarle Co. Virginia available online?

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Trying to find images of a will left by a grandcestor, Samuel Black, who died in Albemarle Co., Virginia in 1770 and whose will was filed there later that year.  I have a copy of a typed transcript but would like to check the accuracy of the transcription before using it as a source.  For example, several things are underlined, such as names of children and other people, which I suspect weren't underlined in the original, leading me to wonder what other things might not be correct.

If it helps, the will is supposed to be in Albemarle County Will Book 2, pages 261-262.  I have searched online as best I can but have had no success.  Maybe someone can confirm that it just isn't available online.
in Genealogy Help by Art Black G2G6 Mach 5 (55.3k points)

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Familysearch.org's library is amazing. But you have to go into it through their Catalog. You miss a lot of stuff just going by Records search.

1 - Go onto familysearch.org

2 - In the "Search" menu, select "Catalog"

3 - On the Catalog search page, enter Albemarle in the "Place" text box and select United States, Virginia, Ablemarle. Click Search

4 - On the Albemarle, VA results page, find Probate records. Some of these may only be available at for viewing at Family History Centers, eg https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/279536?availability=Family%20History%20Library

by Chase Ashley G2G6 Pilot (308k points)
selected by Maggie N.
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Will Book 2 is available, but unless you're an LDS member, you'll need to go into a Family History Center to view/download it:  https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/279536?availability=Family%20History%20Library

by Kerry Larson G2G6 Pilot (233k points)
edited by Kerry Larson

The will is abstracted in "Abstracts of wills, inventories and administration accounts of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1800, will books 1-3" at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/284475-redirection.  Look on p. 19 (image 21/61).  The Search function does not work for some reason.

Edit:  I copied the title that FamilySearch displayed which is obviously wrong.  The title page says "ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, INVENTORIES, AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1748-1800"

@ Art - Here's the page to find a Family History Center near you. There are a ton of them. I found that the public library in the town next to mine is one. https://www.familysearch.org/locations/

Thanks Kerry and Chase, greatly appreciate the feedback!  That abstract record is right on, that's the correct will.  That line "plantation where I now live"  is straight out of the will and the next few words are "Quantity and Quality" which some have said was the name he gave to his place.  Sounds kind of strange to me, so i want to be sure.  His son James (my line) got part of the plantation in the will.

I think I have seen the Family Search reference but last time I looked it was an hour drive to a LDS Family History Center, but thanks to Chase's link I find that there is one up in Bastrop, TX only about 25 miles away and it's open for an hour and a half on Sunday!  Well within my stomping grounds!  Wish me luck, and thanks again for your help!

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