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	[[~~Portal:~~United States ~~Probate~~\|~~Portal:~~United States ~~Probate~~ ]]>[[Massachusetts\|Massachusetts]]		''[[United States\|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Massachusetts\|Massachusetts ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Massachusetts_Probate_Records\|Probate Records]]''

	Probate records were under the jurisdiction of the general court and the county courts until probate courts were established in 1692. Probate courts exercised exclusive jurisdiction over guardianships, adoptions, probates of wills, and administration of estates.		Probate records were under the jurisdiction of the general court and the county courts until probate courts were established in 1692. Probate courts exercised exclusive jurisdiction over guardianships, adoptions, probates of wills, and administration of estates.