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When an individual died leaving a will, the legal process carrying out the provisions of the will created many loose estate papers. Most early residents of North Carolina who possessed real property did not leave a will and died intestate. The process of settling a person’s intestate estate also created loose papers. These loose papers have a variety of titles and were generally created in the following sequence: | When an individual died leaving a will, the legal process carrying out the provisions of the will created many loose estate papers. Most early residents of North Carolina who possessed real property did not leave a will and died intestate. The process of settling a person’s intestate estate also created loose papers. These loose papers have a variety of titles and were generally created in the following sequence: | ||
{{Block indent|Petition to Probate the Estate}} | |||
{{Block indent|Administrator’s Bond}} | |||
{{Block indent|Petition for a Year’s Allotment for the Widow}} | |||
{{Block indent|Petition for Widow’s Dower}} | |||
{{Block indent|Inventory}} | |||
{{Block indent|Petition of Division of Lands and Slaves}} | |||
{{Block indent|Account of Sale}} | |||
{{Block indent|Guardian’s Bond and Accounts}} | |||
{{Block indent|Yearly Accounts}} | |||
{{Block indent|Final Settlement or Final Distribution}} | |||
Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See: | Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See: | ||
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