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The Family History Library has an excellent collection of notarial records from most provinces of the Philippines. Although difficult to use, they can provide valuable information.
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Notarial records are written in English, Spanish, and various Philippine dialects. Some are indexed, but most are not. To use these records you need to know:
==Philippines Notarial Records==
The Family History Library has an excellent collection of notarial records from most provinces of the Philippines. Although difficult to use, they can provide valuable information.  


* The date your ancestor used the services of a notary.
Notarial records are written in English, Spanish, and various Philippine dialects. Some are indexed, but most are not. To use these records you need to know:
* The notary’s name.
* The province where your ancestor lived.
* The place where the document was notarized.


Notarial records are in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog under Notarial Records:
*The date your ancestor used the services of a notary.
*The notary’s name.
*The province where your ancestor lived.
*The place where the document was notarized.


PHILIPPINES, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, <br />BUENAVISTA - NOTARIAL RECORDS
Notarial records are in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog under Notarial Records:


Sometimes you can find the name of the notary by looking in death registers. If you know the notary’s name, you can look for it in the Author/Title section of the catalog.
PHILIPPINES, AGUSAN DEL NORTE,  


A few notarial records are from provinces (1900–70), but most are from Manila (1700–1970). <br />
BUENAVISTA - NOTARIAL RECORDS
 
Sometimes you can find the name of the notary by looking in death registers. If you know the notary’s name, you can look for it in the Author/Title section of the catalog.
 
A few notarial records are from provinces (1900–70), but most are from Manila (1700–1970).
 
===Notarial Records and Indexes (''Protocolos e índices'')===
Notarial records are created at the courts and regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records. These records start in 1850.
 
*'''Wills, codicils, probates:''' Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.  Marriage dowries, contracts:  names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures. 
*'''Divisions of estates and deeds:''' Heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships. 
*'''Orphans records:''' Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
 
These records are at the National Bureau of Records Management, provincial and municipality archives.
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