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The first source you should check to determine if your ancestor left a will in North Carolina between the years 1665 and 1900 is:  
The first source you should check to determine if your ancestor left a will in North Carolina between the years 1665 and 1900 is:  


*Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+P22t+ 975.6 P22t] 1992.) This book lists the name of the testator (the person who had the will prepared), the county where the will was probated, the year it was probated, the volume and page number of the recorded will, and the location of the original will. Wills that were not recorded in the county records are also listed. The book has a county-by-county summary of available wills.
*Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|975.6 P22t 1992}} This book lists the name of the testator (the person who had the will prepared), the county where the will was probated, the year it was probated, the volume and page number of the recorded will, and the location of the original will. Wills that were not recorded in the county records are also listed. The book has a county-by-county summary of available wills.


== Wills  ==
== Wills  ==
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Most of the original wills and papers from this time period, however, are at the North Carolina State Archives. They have been microfilmed in alphabetical order by the name of the testator. Copies of these microfilms are available at the Family History Library in:  
Most of the original wills and papers from this time period, however, are at the North Carolina State Archives. They have been microfilmed in alphabetical order by the name of the testator. Copies of these microfilms are available at the Family History Library in:  


*North Carolina. ''Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)''. Wills and Estate Papers (North Carolina), 1663–1789. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988–1989. (On 7 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1605076 1605076] item22.) The wills are in alphabetical order.
*North Carolina. ''Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)''. Wills and Estate Papers (North Carolina), 1663–1789. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988–1989. (On 7 Family History Library films beginning {{FHL|1605076}} item 22.) The wills are in alphabetical order.


Published abstracts and transcripts of some of these early wills can be found in the following two books:  
Published abstracts and transcripts of some of these early wills can be found in the following two books:  


*Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1690–1760] Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. 1910. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+P2gr+ 975.6 P2gr] 1967; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6046876 6046876]; also Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+P2gr 975.6 P2gr] 2000.) This book contains approximately 2,600 wills taken from both original and recorded wills. The index includes all the names that appear in the wills. There are some abstracting errors, so you should examine the original will. The index also lists names of plantations.  
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1690–1760] Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. 1910. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FHL|975.6 P2gr 1967}}; {{FHL|6046876}}; also {{FHL|975.6 P2gr 2000}}.) This book contains approximately 2,600 wills taken from both original and recorded wills. The index includes all the names that appear in the wills. There are some abstracting errors, so you should examine the original will. The index also lists names of plantations.  
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. 1912. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+P2g+ 975.6 P2g] 1967; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=182122&disp=North+Carolina+wills+and+inventories+cop%20%20&columns=*,0,0 459632] item 1; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6051125 6051125].) This book is an incomplete listing of wills. It contains transcripts of 203 wills and 47 inventories recorded from 1665 through 1790. The purpose of this publication was to show examples of what personal items were in possession of early North Carolina families. There is an index to testators, inventories, plantations, slaves’ names, land, and other subjects. The index lists those who made the wills but does not list those persons mentioned in the wills.
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. 1912. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FHL|975.6 P2g 1967}}; {{FHL|459632}} item 1; {{FHL|6051125}}.) This book is an incomplete listing of wills. It contains transcripts of 203 wills and 47 inventories recorded from 1665 through 1790. The purpose of this publication was to show examples of what personal items were in possession of early North Carolina families. There is an index to testators, inventories, plantations, slaves’ names, land, and other subjects. The index lists those who made the wills but does not list those persons mentioned in the wills.


For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in:  
For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in:  


*Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. 1925. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+P28o 975.6 P28o]). The wills are listed by county, and there is no index. There is an index to the 1936 typescript on film:  
*Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. 1925. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983. {{FHL|975.6 P28o}} The wills are listed by county, and there is no index. There is an index to the 1936 typescript on film:  
*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=239954&disp=Index+to+abstract+of+North+Carolina+will%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1033627] items 1-2.)
*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|1033627}} items 1-2.


Between 1868 and 1966 wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives.  
Between 1868 and 1966 wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives.  
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Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See:  
Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See:  


*North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. (On 4 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=2047891 2047891].) The records are alphabetical.
*North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. (On 4 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|2047891}}.) The records are alphabetical.


Many later loose estate papers or copies of them have been sent to the North Carolina State Archives. Counties often send their papers to the archives after 60 years. Estate papers in the state archives are presently being microfilmed in alphabetical order, county by county.  
Many later loose estate papers or copies of them have been sent to the North Carolina State Archives. Counties often send their papers to the archives after 60 years. Estate papers in the state archives are presently being microfilmed in alphabetical order, county by county.  
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== References  ==
== References  ==


''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=North_Carolina.ASP North Carolina Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 


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