District of Columbia Probate Records: Difference between revisions

In 1791, the District of Columbia was created as the seat of the federal government. The areas chosen were taken from parts of Fairfax County, Virginia and Montgomery and Prince George's counties of Maryland. 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]]. After the relocation of the District of Columbia in 1810, local government offices were established. In 1846, the area taken from Virginia was returned with the pre-1846 records as well.<br>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.