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==Online Resources ==
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28961 Early California Wills] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1833-1991''' {{RecordSearch|1999181|California Probate Estate Files, 1833-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[California Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images; incomplete; includes only 11 counties
*'''1850-1953''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8639/ California, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1850-1953] at Ancestry ($), index  and images
*[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]


== History  ==
== History  ==
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You can obtain copies of the original probate records (such as wills and estate files) by writing to the county clerk.  
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 [http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives_e.htm California State Archives]. The Family History Library has copies of some probate records, including 33,000 wills filed in San Francisco between 1906 and 1922 on 127 microfilms. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
Many records of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Nevada, Sonoma, and Sutter counties are at the [http://www.sos.ca.gov/ 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  ==


== References ==
''[[California, United States Genealogy|California]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003.  
''[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=California.ASP California Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2003.  


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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.

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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.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
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