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When individuals died, their land was usually sold or transferred to an heir or creditor. Usually a person's last will and testament was copied either into a deed book at a land registry office, or into a probate record at the probate court or surrogate court to make a land transfer official. | When individuals died, their land was usually sold or transferred to an heir or creditor. Usually a person's last will and testament was copied either into a deed book at a land registry office, or into a probate record at the probate court or surrogate court to make a land transfer official. | ||
:Copies of the will or probate papers are rarely filed in both the land registry office and the court. But probate papers in the land registry are a hint that you may find some additional related papers in court records. | |||
The Abstract Index Books, listed under Step 2, are the major indexes to wills recorded or memorialized in deed books. If land records show the person's estate was Aproved@ or probated before a court, look for the person's name in one of the following sources: | The ''Abstract Index Books'', listed under '''Step 2''', are the major indexes to wills recorded or memorialized in deed books. If land records show the person's estate was Aproved@ or probated before a court, look for the person's name in one of the following sources: | ||
*Court of Probate: Registers and Estate Files at the Archives of Ontario (1793-1859). FHL book 971.3 P2z [Toronto]: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. This record indexes Probate Registers, 1793B1858; and Estate Files, 1793B1859. On 41 films beginning with FHL film 1312313. Upper Canada. Court of Probate. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. Search alphabetically for your ancestor's name. The probate registers may include wills, administrations, guardianships, or citations of next of kin. Estate files may include inventories, administration papers, bonds, affidavits, letters, or wills. | |||
*Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793–1858. FHL fiche 6334160 [set of 8]. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198 ?]. This index may list dates, volume and page numbers, and the county that received the preB1854 records. For film numbers of indexed records, check the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under the name of the county and the topic Probate Records. | |||
More recent surrogate court records can also be found under the same catalog Place Search heading. For a county-by-county index see: | More recent surrogate court records can also be found under the same catalog Place Search heading. For a county-by-county index see: | ||
*Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859B1900. FHL book 971.3 P22g by June Gibson. 27+ vols. Agincourt, Ont.: Generation Press, 1988B. This index lists name, locality, will number, and year proved. A table in each volume lists the Archives of Ontario microfilm reel numbers that are indexed in that volume. | |||
== Step 4. Search other record types == | == Step 4. Search other record types == | ||