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==What Probate Records Are== | |||
*Probate is the legal process distributing real estate (property) and personal estate (possessions) to a person's heirs. | |||
*Testate is the term used when a will existed. Intestate means there was no will, and the court administers and distributes the estate. | |||
*Other documents may be found in the full probate packet. | |||
*Probate records are available for only about 10% of families, usually landowners and the wealthy. Most farmers, merchants, and artisans did not own their own farms or shops and did not leave wills. | |||
*Probate records often pre-date other birth and death records. | |||
*Wills are found in the town or county where the person lived when the will was made or where they died. | |||
*Probate records may include the deceased's date of death; names, relationships, residences of heirs and guardians; and names of witnesses. | |||
*Most wills were left by males with property; however, wills often list the names of the deceased's family and friends, so that many more people are listed in probate records than actually left them. | |||
==Information in Probate Records== | |||
Information recorded may include: | |||
*the death date | |||
*names of heirs | |||
*family members | |||
*guardians | |||
*relationships | |||
*residences | |||
*inventories of the estate (including trade and household goods) | |||
*names of witnesses | |||
*names of executors | |||
==How to Find Probate Records== | |||
===United States=== | |||
*Probate records are kept on the county level for most of the United States and any online records will be found in the corresponding county Wiki pages. | |||
*For general information about probate records, see [[United States Probate Records|United States Probate Records]] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/textprototype/ United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search] at FamilySearch - try this index to probate records for the United States. | |||
*''Select a State then go to the clickable map to select the county your ancestor died in.'' | |||
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right="5px"; width: 70%"> | |||
< | <li>[[Alabama Probate Records|Alabama]]</li> | ||
[[ | <li>[[Alaska Probate Records|Alaska]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Arizona Probate Records|Arizona]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Arkansas Probate Records|Arkansas]]</li> | |||
<li>[[California Probate Records|California]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Colorado Probate Records|Colorado]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Connecticut Probate Records|Connecticut]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Delaware Probate Records|Delaware]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Florida Probate Records|Florida]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Georgia Probate Records|Georgia]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Hawaii Probate Records|Hawaii]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Idaho Probate Records|Idaho]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Illinois Probate Records|Illinois]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Indiana Probate Records|Indiana]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Iowa Probate Records|Iowa]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Kansas Probate Records|Kansas]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Kentucky Probate Records|Kentucky]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Louisiana Probate Records|Louisiana]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Maine Probate Records|Maine]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Maryland Probate Records|Maryland]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Massachusetts Probate Records|Massachusetts]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Michigan Probate Records|Michigan]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Minnesota Probate Records|Minnesota]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Mississippi Probate Records|Mississippi]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Missouri Probate Records|Missouri]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Montana Probate Records|Montana]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Nebraska Probate Records|Nebraska]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Nevada Probate Records|Nevada]]</li> | |||
<li>[[New Hampshire Probate Records|New Hampshire]]</li> | |||
<li>[[New Jersey Probate Records|New Jersey]]</li> | |||
<li>[[New Mexico Probate Records|New Mexico]]</li> | |||
<li>[[New York Probate Records|New York]]</li> | |||
<li>[[North Carolina Probate Records|North Carolina]]</li> | |||
<li>[[North Dakota Probate Records|North Dakota]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Ohio Probate Records|Ohio]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Oklahoma]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Oregon Probate Records|Oregon]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Pennsylvania Probate Records|Pennsylvania]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Rhode Island Probate Records|Rhode Island]]</li> | |||
<li>[[South Carolina Probate Records|South Carolina]]</li> | |||
<li>[[South Dakota Probate Records|South Dakota]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Tennessee Probate Records|Tennessee]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Texas Probate Records|Texas]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Utah Probate Records|Utah]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Vermont Probate Records|Vermont]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Virginia Probate Records|Virginia]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Washington Probate Records|Washington]]</li> | |||
<li>[[West Virginia Probate Records|West Virginia]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Wisconsin Probate Records|Wisconsin]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Wyoming Probate Records|Wyoming]]</li> | |||
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===Canada Probate Records=== | |||
*Probate records are kept on the county or district level for most of Canada and any online records. | |||
*For general information about probate records, see [[Canada Probate Records|Canada Probate Records]] | |||
*''Select a province then go to the clickable map to select the county or district your ancestor died in.'' | |||
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right="5px"; width: 70%"> | |||
<li>[[Alberta Probate Records|Alberta]]</li> | |||
<li>[[British Columbia Probate Records|British Columbia]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Manitoba Probate Records|Manitoba]]</li> | |||
<li>[[New Brunswick Probate Records|New Brunswick]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Newfoundland & Labrador]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Northwest Territories Probate Records|Northwest Territories]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Nova Scotia]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Nunavut Probate Records|Nunavut]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Ontario Probate Records|Ontario]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Prince Edward Island Probate Records|Prince Edward Island]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Quebec Probate Records|Quebec]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Saskatchewan Probate Records|Saskatchewan]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Yukon Probate Records|Yukon]]</li> | |||
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==Research Strategies== | |||
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