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#Browse the list of wills. When you find a will of interest, click on the person's name and a pop-up window will allow you to '''View Document''' (it may be necessary to install free software to view the images) | #Browse the list of wills. When you find a will of interest, click on the person's name and a pop-up window will allow you to '''View Document''' (it may be necessary to install free software to view the images) | ||
'''Breakdown of 28 Will Boxes at North Carolina State Archives''' '''Website''' | '''Breakdown of 28 Will Boxes at North Carolina State Archives''' '''Website''' | ||
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For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in: | For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in: | ||
*Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. | *Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. 1983 reprint: {{FHL|975.6 P28o}}; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdnc6010_wills World Vital Records] ($). The wills are listed by county, and there is no index in the printed version. They are indexed on World Vital Records and an index is also available through FamilySearch on microfilm: | ||
:*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|1033627}} items 1-2. | :*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|1033627}} items 1-2. | ||