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== History  ==
==Online Resources==
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9078 Oregon, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1963]($), index & images, incomplete.
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-probate.aspx Probate Records available through the Oregon State Archives]
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Probate and Estate Records Index]
*[https://genealogy.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives Guardianship Records]
*'''1857-1963''' {{RecordSearch|1930095|Oregon, Yamhill County Records, 1857-1963}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & 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]


In the Oregon territorial era a probate court handled probate matters.
===Record Synopsis===


== Availability  ==
Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various records may be found in a probate file. These may include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents.


A few of the early probate files are now at the Oregon State Archives. Since 1859 the probate judge in each county has had jurisdiction over wills and the disposition of estates. Although some records are in the circuit court, the majority are kept by the clerk of each county court. The Family History Library has many of these records on microfilm.  
Explore more about the [[United States Probate Process|probate process]], [[United States Probate Limitations|limitations of probate records]], [[Analyzing United States Probate Records|analyzing probate records]], a [[Glossary of United States Probate Terms|glossary]] of probate terms, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], and [[United States Probate Records]].<br>


The [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/prob.html Oregon State Archives] also has placed some of the records online.&nbsp;
===History===


== Web Sites  ==
Probate courts handled probate matters during the Oregon Territory period.


Oregon State Archives:&nbsp; [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/prob.html http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/prob.html]
==Availability==


== References  ==
Many early probate files are held at the Oregon State Archives. Staff have produced an [https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/aids-probate.aspx inventory] and created links to digitized records. Since '''1859 '''the probate judge in each county has had jurisdiction over wills and the disposition of estates. Although some records are in the circuit court, the majority are kept by the clerk of each county court. The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has microfilmed many of these records. Check the county section of the wiki for more information about these records.


''[[Oregon]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
==Websites==


:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>
 
*[[Oregon, Benton County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oregon, Benton County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
*[[Oregon, Polk County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oregon, Polk County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
 
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Record Synopsis[edit | edit source]

Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”[1] Various records may be found in a probate file. These may include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents.

Explore more about the probate process, limitations of probate records, analyzing probate records, a glossary of probate terms, wills, and United States Probate Records.

History[edit | edit source]

Probate courts handled probate matters during the Oregon Territory period.

Availability[edit | edit source]

Many early probate files are held at the Oregon State Archives. Staff have produced an inventory and created links to digitized records. Since 1859 the probate judge in each county has had jurisdiction over wills and the disposition of estates. Although some records are in the circuit court, the majority are kept by the clerk of each county court. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed many of these records. Check the county section of the wiki for more information about these records.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."


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