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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. {{FHL|605214|item|disp= | *Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item|disp=FS Library Book 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. Arranged in alphabetical order by surname in {{FHL|517006|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P22t}}, 2 vols. | ||
====Wills==== | ====Wills==== | ||
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These records are alternatively available on microfilm through FamilySearch: | These records are alternatively available on microfilm through FamilySearch: | ||
*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|457752|item|disp= | *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|457752|item|disp=FS Library Film 1605076 item 22}}. | ||
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''. Raleigh, N.C.: E.M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182130|item|disp= | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills (1690–1760) Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: E.M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182130|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P2gr 1967, Fiche 6046876 (set of 8)}}; {{FHL|731511|item|disp=FS Library Book book 975.6 P2gr 2000}}; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=f6I4AAAAIAAJ Google Books], [http://www.archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort Internet Archive], [https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13766 Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]. 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.<br><br> | ||
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item|disp= | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P2g 1967, Film 459632 item 1, Fiche 6051125}}; digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/19594-north-carolina-wills-and-inventories-copied-from-original-and-recorded-wills-and-inventories-in-the-office-of-the-secretary-of-state FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://www.archive.org/details/northcarolinawil00nort Internet Archive], [https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13767 Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]. 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. | '''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. | ||
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Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in: | 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''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. Online at {{FHL|239949|item|disp= | *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''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. Online at {{FHL|239949|item|disp=FS Library Film 496782 item 3}} at FamilySearch; index and images. ''Also at:'' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/10168/ Ancestry] ($); indexed. 1983 reprint: {{FHL|240692|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P28o}}. No index; wills are listed by county. | ||
'''Between 1868 and 1966''' wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | '''Between 1868 and 1966''' wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | ||
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|[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($) | |[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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|1610-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). {{FHL|60113|title-id|disp= | |1610-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989). {{FHL|60113|title-id|disp=FS Library Book 942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). </ref> | ||
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|[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($) | |[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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|1611-1775<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992). {{FHL|619298|title-id|disp= | |1611-1775<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992). {{FHL|619298|title-id|disp=FS Library Book 973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | ||
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|1611-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007). {{FHL|1384506|title-id|disp= | |1611-1857<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857'' (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007). {{FHL|1384506|title-id|disp=FS Library Book 942 P27c 2007}}.</ref> | ||
|FHL Book 942 P27c 2007 | |FHL Book 942 P27c 2007 | ||
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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. {{FHL|772580|item|disp= | *North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. {{FHL|772580|item|disp=FS Library Film 2047891, 2047981-2047983}}(4 films). 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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====Additional Sources==== | ====Additional Sources==== | ||
*''Index to Wills at the North Carolina Commission, 1682-1905. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FHL|353866|item|disp= | *''Index to Wills at the North Carolina Commission, 1682-1905. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FHL|353866|item|disp=FS Library Film 18082}}.<br><br> | ||
*Grimes, J. Bryan. ''Abstracts of North Carolina Wills: Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State. ''Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield, 2000. {{FHL|731511|item|disp= | *Grimes, J. Bryan. ''Abstracts of North Carolina Wills: Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State. ''Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield, 2000. {{FHL|731511|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P2gr 2000}}.<br><br> | ||
*North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1716-1921. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. {{FHL|766317|item|disp= | *North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1716-1921. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. {{FHL|766317|item|disp=FS Library Film 2027751 Item 1}}(25 films).<br><br> | ||
*Bradley, Stephen E., Jr. ''Early Records of North Carolina''. Keysville, Virginia: S.E. Bradley, Jr., 1992-c2000. {{FHL|501527|item|disp= | *Bradley, Stephen E., Jr. ''Early Records of North Carolina''. Keysville, Virginia: S.E. Bradley, Jr., 1992-c2000. {{FHL|501527|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P28b vol.1-10}}.<br><br> | ||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). North Carolina Wills. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. {{FHL|170144|item|disp= | *Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). North Carolina Wills. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. {{FHL|170144|item|disp=FS Library Film 873860 Item 20}}. Digital version can be viewed at this source.<br><br> | ||
*Daughters of the American Revolution. Alexander Martin Chapter (North Carolina). ''North Carolina Wills and Abstracts of Wills, 1740-1860. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|359189|item|disp= | *Daughters of the American Revolution. Alexander Martin Chapter (North Carolina). ''North Carolina Wills and Abstracts of Wills, 1740-1860. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. {{FHL|359189|item|disp=FS Library Film 860339 Item 2}}.<br><br> | ||
*''North Carolina Wills and Court Records, 1679-1775''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FHL|353956|item|disp= | *''North Carolina Wills and Court Records, 1679-1775''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FHL|353956|item|disp=FS Library Film 18054-18058}}(5 films).<br><br> | ||
*Grimes, J. Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1967. {{FHL|182126|item|disp= | *Grimes, J. Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1967. {{FHL|182126|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P2g 1967}}.<br><br> | ||
*Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). ''North Carolina Wills''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. {{FHL|170144|item|disp= | *Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). ''North Carolina Wills''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. {{FHL|170144|item|disp=FS Library Film 873860 Item 20}}. Digital version can be viewed at this source.<br><br> | ||
*Brayton, John Anderson. ''Transcription of Provincial North Carolina Wills, 1633-1729-30''. Memphis, Tennessee: J.A. Brayton, c2003. {{FHL|1180350|item|disp= | *Brayton, John Anderson. ''Transcription of Provincial North Carolina Wills, 1633-1729-30''. Memphis, Tennessee: J.A. Brayton, c2003. {{FHL|1180350|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 P2b}}.<br><br> | ||
*North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Wills, 1663-1789''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989. {{FHL|457752|item|disp= | *North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Wills, 1663-1789''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988-1989. {{FHL|457752|item|disp=FS Library Film1605076 Item 22, 1605223-1605228}} (7 films).<br><br> | ||
Probate records can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under: | Probate records can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
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