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1803-2010 U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Browsable records, incomplete for all counties.
1832-1950 U.S., Washington, County Probate Case Files, 1832-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Index and images
1851-1970 U.S., Washington, Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry ($), index and images, incomplete.
1853-1929 U.S., Washington, County Probate Records, 1853-1929 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images
1856-2009 U.S., Washington, County Records at Ancestry ($), images/no index.
Full-Text Search - Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Probate Courts

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 FamilySearch 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

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

TYPES OF DOCUMENTS	name deceased	name administrator + relationship to deceased	heirs + relationships	names witnesses	death date + place	property of decease
WILL
PETITION FOR PROBATE
WITNESS' STATEMENTS
INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL
FINAL ACCOUNT + PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION

References

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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+==Online Resources==
+*'''1803-2010''' {{RecordSearch|1910364|U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Browsable records, incomplete for all counties.
+*'''1832-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1454946|U.S., Washington, County Probate Case Files, 1832-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, County Probate Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
+*'''1851-1970''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9086 U.S., Washington, Wills and Probate Records] at Ancestry ($), index and images, incomplete.
+*'''1853-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1979435|U.S., Washington, County Probate Records, 1853-1929}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images
+*'''1856-2009''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60228 U.S., Washington, County Records] at Ancestry ($), images/no index.
+*[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]
+== Probate Courts  ==
 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 not acquired copies of probate records in [[Washington|Washington]]. They are 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/.
+The FamilySearch Library has acquired copies of probate records for a few counties in [[Washington, United States Genealogy|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  ==
+<gallery perrow="3" widths="160px" heights="120px">
+Image:Washington County Probate Records (12-0144) (12-0277) DGS 5456364 8 9 10.jpg|Probate Record Examples
+Image:Washington Probate Records-3.jpg|Bequeath Statement or Will
+Image:Washington Probate Records-4.jpg|Petition
+Image:Washington Probate Records-5.jpg|Probate Publication Statement
+Image:Washington Probate Records-6.jpg|Witness Statement
+Image:Washington Probate Records-7.jpg|Witness Statement
+Image:Washington Probate Records-1.jpg|Petition for Administratrix Page 1
+Image:Washington Probate Records-2.jpg|Petition for Administratrix Page 2
+Image:Washington Probate Records-8.jpg|Order of Appointment
+</gallery>
+{| style="border:5px solid #00ff7f"
+|+ '''CLICK LINKS TO SEE SAMPLE DOCUMENTS'''
+|-
+! style="text-align:center;background-color:#0000ff;border:2px solid black;color:#ffffff" | LINKS
+! style="text-align:center;background-color:#0000ff;border:2px solid black;color:#ffffff" | DEFINITIONS
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11550-100731-6?cc=1454946&wc=12953217 WILL]
+| style="border:2px solid black" | written instructions by a person regarding settlement of his affairs after his death
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | INTESTATE
+| style="border:2px solid black" | deceased without a will
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11550-101677-19?cc=1454946&wc=12953217 PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL]
+| style="border:2px solid black" | request to the Court for administration of estate of deceased person
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12337-50389-5?cc=1454946&wc=12951752 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION]
+| style="border:2px solid black" | person appointed by Court to direct distribution of estate; not specified in will
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | ADMINSTRATRIX
+| style="border:2px solid black" | female administrator
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | EXECUTOR
+| style="border:2px solid black" | administrator appointed in will
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12337-54140-12?cc=1454946&wc=12951752 BOND OF ADMINSTRATOR]
+| style="border:2px solid black" | money assurance of validity
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
+| style="border:2px solid black" | declaration upon oath
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-30541-209-66?cc=1979435&wc=M67C-XTL:263601001,263682401 INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL]
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black" | [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-33060-10930-33?cc=1910364&wc=M9HM-PFS:n674775024 LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP]
+| style="border:2px solid black" | Court given authority to care for another person
+<br> <br>
+|}
+{|
+|-
+! style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''TYPES OF DOCUMENTS'''
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black;" | name deceased
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black" | name administrator + relationship to deceased
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black" | heirs + relationships
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black" | names witnesses
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black" | death date + place
+! style="text-align:center;border:2px solid black" | property of decease
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''WILL'''
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''PETITION FOR PROBATE'''
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''WITNESS' STATEMENTS'''
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL'''
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+|-
+| style="border:2px solid black;color:#006400" | '''FINAL ACCOUNT + PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION'''
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" |
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+| style="border:2px solid black" | {{Green check}}
+|}
 == References  ==
-''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Washington.ASP Washington Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
+''[[Washington, United States Genealogy|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.
+{{Washington|Washington}}
-[[Category:Washington|Probate]]
+[[Category:Washington_Probate_Records]]