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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28961 Early California Wills] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28961 Early California Wills] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1833-1991''' {{RecordSearch|1999181|California Probate Estate Files, 1833-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[California Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images; incomplete; includes only 11 counties | *'''1833-1991''' {{RecordSearch|1999181|California Probate Estate Files, 1833-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[California Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images; incomplete; includes only 11 counties | ||
*'''1850-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8639/ California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953] at Ancestry ($), index and images | *'''1850-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8639/ California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953] at Ancestry ($), index and images | ||
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''[[California, United States Genealogy|California]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003. | ''[[California, United States Genealogy|California]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003. | ||
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Online Resources
- Early California Wills at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1833-1991 California Probate Estate Files, 1833-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images; incomplete; includes only 11 counties
- 1850-1953 California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953 at Ancestry ($), index and images
- Full-Text Search - Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
History
The earliest probate records in California were kept by the probate courts in each county. Since 1879 the superior court in each county has held the jurisdiction over probate matters. The county clerk is usually the custodian of these records.
Availability
You can obtain copies of the original probate records (such as wills and estate files) by writing to the county clerk.
Many records of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Nevada, Sonoma, and Sutter counties are at the California State Archives. The FamilySearch Library has copies of some probate records, including 33,000 wills filed in San Francisco between 1906 and 1922 on 127 microfilms.
References
California Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003.