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Probate Courts[edit | edit source]

In the territorial era, probate courts were established in each county to keep records of wills, bonds, orders, and the administrations of estates. When the superior courts succeeded the probate courts in 1891, all of the records of the clerks of the probate courts were transferred to the county clerk in each courthouse. Some probates were filed in the superior court.

The Family History Library has acquired copies of probate records for a few counties in Washington. However, they are also available at the various county courthouses, or the county may have transferred early records to the Washington State Archives at http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

Probate Record Examples
Bequeath Statement or Will
Petition
Probate Publication Statement
Witness Statement
Witness Statement
Petition for Administratrix Page 1
Petition for Administratrix Page 2
Order of Appointment

**CLICK LINKS TO SEE SAMPLE DOCUMENTS**
LINKS	DEFINITIONS
WILL	written instructions by a person regarding settlement of his affairs after his death
INTESTATE	deceased without a will
PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL	request to the Court for administration of estate of deceased person
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION	person appointed by Court to direct distribution of estate; not specified in will
ADMINSTRATRIX	female administrator
EXECUTOR	administrator appointed in will
BOND OF ADMINSTRATOR	money assurance of validity
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION	declaration upon oath
INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL
LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP	Court given authority to care for another person

References[edit | edit source]

Washington Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into the FamilySearch Wiki and is being updated as time permits.

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