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*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Will Books]; Index and images.  
*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Will Books]; Index and images.  
*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Wills]; Index and images.
*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Wills]; Index and images.
*'''1733-1777''' {{FSC|751825|item|disp=Abstracts of colonial wills of the state of Georgia, 1733-1777}} at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1733-1777''' [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/751825 Abstracts of colonial wills of the state of Georgia, 1733-1777] at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1733-1780''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/cw Wills, Colony of Georgia], at Georgia Archives - index & images  
*'''1733-1780''' [http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/search/collection/cw Wills, Colony of Georgia], at Georgia Archives - index & images  
*'''1742-1992''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8635 Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992] at Ancestry ($); index & images
*'''1742-1992''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8635 Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992] at Ancestry ($); index & images
*'''1742-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Georgia Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1742-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1754-1777''' [http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/corp Estate records from estates probated in the Colony of Georgia, 1754-1777]. These records are from Record Group 49-1-1, Colony of Georgia--Estate Records.
*'''1754-1777''' [http://vault.georgiaarchives.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/corp Estate records from estates probated in the Colony of Georgia, 1754-1777]. These records are from Record Group 49-1-1, Colony of Georgia--Estate Records.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


To see a listing of all FamilySearch Library Georgia probate resources, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]:
To see a listing of all FamilySearch Library Georgia probate resources, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]:
:*Enter United States, Georgia as the Place
:*Enter United States, Georgia as the Place
:*Enter Probate as the Subject
:*Enter Probate as the Subject
The listing will include resources of online indexes and images as well as resources available at the FamilySearch Library. Also, community {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
The listing will include resources of online indexes and images as well as resources available at the FamilySearch Library. Also, community {{Family History Centers Intro}}


== History ==
== History ==

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

To see a listing of all FamilySearch Library Georgia probate resources, use the FamilySearch Catalog:

  • Enter United States, Georgia as the Place
  • Enter Probate as the Subject

The listing will include resources of online indexes and images as well as resources available at the FamilySearch Library. Also, community Template:Family History Centers Intro

History[edit | edit source]

The colonial courts of Georgia kept some early probate records, but few records from the colonial period exist today. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates in each county has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.

Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library on microfilm. The FamilySearch Library, for example, has probate records from Fulton County that include letters of administration, guardianship, executors, inventories and appraisements, bonds, 12-months support, minutes, annual returns and vouchers, bills of sale, and wills. These are generally from the years 1829 to 1930.

Published Indexes[edit | edit source]

Important published indexes of probate records include: