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{{GA-sidebar}}<br>[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]] | {{GA-sidebar}}<br>[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|U.S. Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Georgia_Probate_Records|Probate Records]] | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8635 Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992], ($), index and images, incomplete. | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1975}} Images. | |||
*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Will Books] Index and images. | |||
*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Colonial Wills] Index and images. | |||
* [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/751825 Abstracts of colonial wills of the state of Georgia, 1733-1777] at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | |||
*'''1733 – 1780''' [http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/search/collection/cw Wills, Colony of Georgia], at Georgia Archives - index and images. | *'''1733 – 1780''' [http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/search/collection/cw Wills, Colony of Georgia], at Georgia Archives - index and images. | ||
*'''1742 – 1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] images | *'''1742 – 1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] images | ||
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The listing will include resources of online indexes and images as well as resources available at the Family History Library. Also, community {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} | The listing will include resources of online indexes and images as well as resources available at the Family History Library. Also, community {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} | ||
== History == | |||
The colonial courts of [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] kept some early probate records, but few records from the colonial period exist today. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates in each county has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | The colonial courts of [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] kept some early probate records, but few records from the colonial period exist today. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates in each county has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | ||
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Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Department of Archives and History] and the Family History Library on microfilm. The Family History Library, for example, has probate records from Fulton County that include letters of administration, guardianship, executors, inventories and appraisements, bonds, 12-months support, minutes, annual returns and vouchers, bills of sale, and wills. These are generally from the years 1829 to 1930. | Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Department of Archives and History] and the Family History Library on microfilm. The Family History Library, for example, has probate records from Fulton County that include letters of administration, guardianship, executors, inventories and appraisements, bonds, 12-months support, minutes, annual returns and vouchers, bills of sale, and wills. These are generally from the years 1829 to 1930. | ||
== Published Indexes == | |||
Important published indexes of probate records include: | Important published indexes of probate records include: | ||