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1783–1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
1817–1979 Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979 at FamilySearch; images - How to Use this Collection
Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998 at Ancestry ($), index and images, incomplete.
Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1879 at FamilySearch; images.
Full-Text Search - Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Historys

Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the Chancery courts at the county level. The records include case papers settlements. See Arkansas Court Records for more detail.

Availability

You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the appropriate county courthouse.

A statewide index to Arkansas wills is available:

Stevenson, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke. Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900. Jonesboro, Ark.: Vowels Printing Company, 1986. FS Library Book 976.7 P22st, Fiche 6050936.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.

Arkansas Probate Records (information only) by Genealogy Inc.

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-== History  ==
+==Online Resources==
-{{Adoption ARGenWeb}}
+*'''1783–1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. The records include case papers settlements.
+*'''1817–1979''' {{RecordSearch|2061549|Arkansas Probate Records 1817-1979}} at FamilySearch; images - [[Arkansas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998] at Ancestry ($), index and images, incomplete.
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2061549/waypoints Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1879] at FamilySearch; images.<br>
+*[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]
-== Availability  ==
+===Historys===
+ Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the Chancery courts at the county level. The records include case papers settlements. See [[Arkansas Court Records]] for more detail.
+====Availability====
 You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the appropriate county courthouse.
-*A statewide index of wills is Mrs. James H. Stevenson and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke, ''Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900'' (Jonesboro, Arkansas: Vowels Printing Company, 1986; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.7+P22st 976.7 P22st]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6050936 6050936]).
+A statewide index to Arkansas wills is available:
-The Family History Library also has probate records for Arkansas.
-== References  ==
+*Stevenson, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Edward L. Westbrooke. ''Index to Wills and Administrations of Arkansas from the Earliest to 1900.'' Jonesboro, Ark.: Vowels Printing Company, 1986. {{FSC|448242|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.7 P22st, Fiche 6050936}}.
-''[[Arkansas]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department,1998, 2001.
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records.
-:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
+*[http://www.mycountycourthouse.com/arkansas/probate-records.html Arkansas Probate Records] (information only) by Genealogy Inc.
-{{Arkansas|Arkansas}}
+===References===
-[[Category:Arkansas|Probate]]
+[[Category:Arkansas, United States|Probate]]
+[[Category:United States Probate Records]]