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[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]] | [[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]] | ||
=== Online Resources === | |||
*'''1742 – 1992''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8635 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | |||
*'''1742 – 1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990}} at [https:familysearch.org FamilySearch] images | |||
=== History === | |||
The colonial courts of [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] kept some early probate records, but few records from the colonial period exist today. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates in each county has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | The colonial courts of [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] kept some early probate records, but few records from the colonial period exist today. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates in each county has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | ||
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*''Index to Probate Records of Colonial Georgia, 1733-1778.''Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1983. {{WorldCat|9992358|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|32144|item|disp=FHL Book 975.8 P2i}}. | *''Index to Probate Records of Colonial Georgia, 1733-1778.''Atlanta, Georgia: R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation, 1983. {{WorldCat|9992358|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|32144|item|disp=FHL Book 975.8 P2i}}. | ||
*''Abstracts of Colonial Wills of the State of Georgia, 1733-1777''. Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1981. {{WorldCat|13937364|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|751825|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6126365 (2 fiche); Book 975.8 P2a, 1981}}. | *''Abstracts of Colonial Wills of the State of Georgia, 1733-1777''. Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, 1981. {{WorldCat|13937364|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|751825|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6126365 (2 fiche); Book 975.8 P2a, 1981}}. | ||
*Brooke, Ted O. ''In the Name of God, Amen: Georgia Wills, 1733-1860: An Index of Testators to Wills.'' Atlanta, Georgia: Pilgrim Press, 1976. {{WorldCat|2714410|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|175740|item|disp=FHL Film 1036842 Item 1; Book 975.8 P2b}} | *Brooke, Ted O. ''In the Name of God, Amen: Georgia Wills, 1733-1860: An Index of Testators to Wills.'' Atlanta, Georgia: Pilgrim Press, 1976. {{WorldCat|2714410|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|175740|item|disp=FHL Film 1036842 Item 1; Book 975.8 P2b}} | ||
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