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Pennsylvania Probate Records: Difference between revisions
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The various documents (bonds, letters, inventories, etc.) are usually transcribed into Orphans' Court Record Books or Administrator's Account Books. The Family History Library has microfilmed the wills and orphans' court records for most counties, usually up to the early 1900s. | The various documents (bonds, letters, inventories, etc.) are usually transcribed into Orphans' Court Record Books or Administrator's Account Books. The Family History Library has microfilmed the wills and orphans' court records for most counties, usually up to the early 1900s. | ||
The library has few probate records from Lackawanna, Lehigh, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, and Union counties. Some probate records are listed in the Locality Search of the | The library has few probate records from Lackawanna, Lehigh, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, and Union counties. Some probate records are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA - GUARDIAN AND WARD. | ||
A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | ||
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Additional probate record information and sources can be found in the Locality Search of the | Additional probate record information and sources can be found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
Pennsylvania- Probate Records Pennsylvania, [COUNTY] - Probate Records | Pennsylvania- Probate Records Pennsylvania, [COUNTY] - Probate Records | ||