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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_Probate_Records|Probate Records]]'' | ||
'''Links to Probate-Related Topics''' | '''Links to Probate-Related Topics''' | ||
[[ | [[Analyzing United States Probate Records|Analyzing Probate ]] [[United States Probate Limitations|Probate Limitations]] [[United States Probate Process|Probate Process]] [[Glossary of United States Probate Terms|Glossary of Probate Terms]] [[United States Probate Wills|Wills]] [[United States Probate Records|Unites States Probate Records]] | ||
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==== Record Overview ==== | ==== Record Overview ==== | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
Variations existed within counties as probate jurisdictions and county boundaries changed over the years. | |||
Colonial | Colonial | ||
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=== Jurisdictions === | === Jurisdictions === | ||
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Abstracts of wills up to 1800 have been published in the following volumes. Each volume includes an index that contains every name mentioned in the wills. | Abstracts of wills up to 1800 have been published in the following volumes. Each volume includes an index that contains every name mentioned in the wills. | ||
=== | ===State Statutes=== | ||
Understanding the Delaware probate laws and how they changed over time can help us learn how the estate was administered, taxed, and distributed and might help to solve difficult genealogical problems. | |||
Additional | Additional information about Delaware state statutes relating to probate matters can be found at law libraries. For example:<br> | ||
Online digital versions of state statutes can often be found by conducting a search engine search for the term, "Delaware statutes." The following are examples of free, digital books related to Delaware probate laws: | |||
=== '''Websites''' === | === '''Websites''' === | ||
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*[http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/probate.shtml Probates Records Database ] These indexes are the primary finding aid to themanuscript probate records for all three Delaware counties from c. 1680 to c. 1925. They index the names of the deceased for whom the files were created. Contained in each index are the individual's name, and a date or dates. The dates correspond to the date of the documents within that individual's file and may refer to a date of the will or to a date for probate to begin. New Castle and Kent County Probates are on self service microfilm available in the Research Room of the Delaware State Archives, and Sussex is in the process of being filmed. Copies of this microfilm are also available for sale. | *[http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/probate.shtml Probates Records Database ] These indexes are the primary finding aid to themanuscript probate records for all three Delaware counties from c. 1680 to c. 1925. They index the names of the deceased for whom the files were created. Contained in each index are the individual's name, and a date or dates. The dates correspond to the date of the documents within that individual's file and may refer to a date of the will or to a date for probate to begin. New Castle and Kent County Probates are on self service microfilm available in the Research Room of the Delaware State Archives, and Sussex is in the process of being filmed. Copies of this microfilm are also available for sale. | ||
*Extracts of Delaware wills are at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website. | *Extracts of Delaware wills are at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website. | ||
=== Learn More === | |||
*Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | |||
*Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." {{FHL|1202197|item}} | |||
*Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
*Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Third Edition. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004, 185. {{FHL|1185723|item}} | |||
*Greenwood, Val D. Third edition. ''The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. ''Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2000, 346. {{FHL|960443|item}} | |||
{{Delaware|Delaware}} | {{Delaware|Delaware}} | ||
[[Category:Delaware]] | [[Category:Delaware]] | ||