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*For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario Probate Records]]. | *For other methods of accessing wills and probate records, see [[Ontario Probate Records]]. | ||
===Heir and Devisee Records=== | ===Heir and Devisee Records=== | ||
The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land.<ref>Archives of Ontario, ''From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850'', Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215 at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref> | The government created the Heir and Devisee Commissions to settle disputes about who was entitled to receive the letters patent for a parcel of land.<ref>Archives of Ontario, ''From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850'', Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215 at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_215_grant_to_patent.pdf (accessed 23 July 2014).</ref> | ||
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::*Database ('''index''') at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx | ::*Database ('''index''') at http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/deviseedb.aspx | ||