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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[District of Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]'' | ||
== Record Synopsis == | == Record Synopsis == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Probate records prior to 1800 were kept by the appropriate courts of Virginia and Maryland. The 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, probate administrations (1801-36 and 1854-78) and guardianship papers (1801-78). They also have an index to administration dockets, guardian dockets, and case files. | ||
A history of the creation of the District of Columbia and the resultant record-keeping services can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_the_District_of_Columbia Ancestry]. ($) | A history of the creation of the District of Columbia and the resultant record-keeping services can be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_the_District_of_Columbia Ancestry]. ($) | ||
== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||
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==== Regional ==== | ==== Regional ==== | ||
:Maryland State Archives<br>361 Rowe St.<br>Annapolis, MD 21401 | :'''Maryland State Archives<br>'''361 Rowe St.<br>Annapolis, MD 21401 <br>Internet: [http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/index.html Maryland State Archives] | ||
Internet: [http:// | :'''District of Columbia<br>''' | ||
:'''Office of Public Records<br>'''1300 Naylor Court NW<br>Washington, DC 20001-4225<br>Tel: 202-727-2052<br>Internet: [http://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view,a,1207,q,585889.asp District of Columbia Archives] | |||
A 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>'''U.S. Courthouse<br>500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 5000<br>Washington, DC 20001<br>Telephone: 202-879-1499<br>Internet: [http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/probate/links.jsp http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/probate/links.jsp]<br> | |||
Wills after 1888, and administrations after 1878, are also at the: | Wills after 1888, and administrations after 1878, are also at the: | ||
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:Telephone: 202-273-0555 <br> | :Telephone: 202-273-0555 <br> | ||
:Internet: [http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/ U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ]<br><br> | :Internet: [http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/ U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ]<br><br> | ||
==== National ==== | ==== National ==== | ||
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== Statewide Record Collections == | == Statewide Record Collections == | ||
Abstracts of many early wills are in | Abstracts of many early wills are in | ||