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The probate packets that contain all documents pertaining to a probate case have the most genealogical information, but they are not always at the Family History Library. Copies of some county probate records are at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Two sources for early Tennessee probate records are: | The probate packets that contain all documents pertaining to a probate case have the most genealogical information, but they are not always at the Family History Library. Copies of some county probate records are at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Two sources for early Tennessee probate records are: | ||
Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 P2m; FHL film 1697372.) This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index. | * Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 P2m; FHL film 1697372.) This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index. | ||
Sistler, Byron. ''Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779–1861''. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 P22s; fiche 6101646 [set of 5].) Records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased. They show the year and county of the probate and the location of the record. A key to symbols for the counties and locations appears at the front of the book. | * Sistler, Byron. ''Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779–1861''. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1990. (FHL book 976.8 P22s; fiche 6101646 [set of 5].) Records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased. They show the year and county of the probate and the location of the record. A key to symbols for the counties and locations appears at the front of the book. | ||
See the [[United States Probate Records|United States Research Outline]] for more information on the genealogical value of probate records. Some Tennessee probate records have been published and indexed in genealogical periodicals that are in the Family History Library. | See the [[United States Probate Records|United States Research Outline]] for more information on the genealogical value of probate records. Some Tennessee probate records have been published and indexed in genealogical periodicals that are in the Family History Library. | ||