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== Statewide Record Collections  ==
== Statewide Record Collections  ==


Probate records prior to 1800 for the [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] were kept by the appropriate courts of [[Virginia Probate Records|Virginia]] and [[Maryland Probate Records|Maryland]]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has a series of will transcripts from 1801 to 1888.  
*Probate records prior to 1800 for the [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] were kept by the appropriate courts of [[Virginia Probate Records|Virginia]] and [[Maryland Probate Records|Maryland]]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has a series of will transcripts from 1801 to 1888.  


A second series of transcripts from 1801 to 1919 and the original wills from 1801 to the present are available at:  
*A second series of transcripts from 1801 to 1919 and the original wills from 1801 to the present are available at:  


:'''Register of Wills and Clerk of the Probate Court'''<br>
:'''Register of Wills and Clerk of the Probate Court'''<br>
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