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 Most probate records start around 1687, when a law was written in order to have a more systematic, legal procedure and to better protect the rights of minor heirs. Some probate records start as a separate record earlier, but most of the probates of earlier dates were part of the general court records. Many probates were conducted privately, the heirs themselves dividing the property and paying the debts. The only probate that took place in court was when the heirs could not agree on the division, and it became a matter for the court to resolve the differences.
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-'''The probate law'''<br>The law of 1687 known as Christian the V’s Norwegian Law, stated that the surviving spouse should inherit 50% of the estate, and the children should divide the other 50% between them, the male child’s lot being twice that of the female child. Much later in the late 1800’s the law was changed so that a daughter would inherit the same amount as a son.
+'''The Probate Law'''<br>
+The law of 1687 known as Christian the V’s Norwegian Law, stated that the surviving spouse should inherit 50% of the estate, and the children should divide the other 50% between them, the male child’s lot being twice that of the female child. Much later in the late 1800’s the law was changed so that a daughter would inherit the same amount as a son.
 The probate records prior to 1687 are usually fairly brief when compared to the ones after that year.