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Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in [[South Carolina Probate Records|State Probate Records]].
Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, [[United States Probate Wills|wills]], bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in [[South Carolina Probate Records|State Probate Records]].
The [[South Carolina Department of Archives and History]] has holdings of microfilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx Will Transcriptions] for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available.
In addition to probate matters, many county probate courts hold marriage licenses from 1911 to the present.<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for SC pages]]</noinclude>
The organization [http://www.copies1918.com/index.html Strictly By Name] provides free online indexes to early Abbeville wills and probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
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Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information see probate records in State Probate Records. In addition to probate matters, many county probate courts hold marriage licenses from 1911 to the present.