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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*'''1753–1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8799/ Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999] at Ancestry | *'''1753–1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8799/ Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | ||
*'''1809–1985''' {{RecordSearch|1925446|Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985}} at [ | *'''1784-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898&path= Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920] at Ancestry; index and images ($) | ||
*'''1808-1870''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48006 Index to Alabama Wills, 1808-1870] at Ancestry; index ($) | |||
*'''1809–1985''' {{RecordSearch|1925446|Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Alabama Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1830–1976''' {{RecordSearch|1978117|Alabama, County Estate Records, 1830-1976}} at FamilySearch; index and images (incomplete); {{RecordSearch|1978117|Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976|access=browse}} browse images — [[Alabama Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
==== Indexes for Specific Counties ==== | ==== Indexes for Specific Counties ==== | ||
*''' | *'''1840–1950 ''' {{RecordSearch|1939212| Alabama, Sumter County Circuit Court Files, 1840-1950}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Alabama, Sumter County Circuit Court Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1829–1968''' {{RecordSearch|1978142| Alabama, Madison County Chancery and Circuit Court Records, 1829-1968}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Alabama, Madison County Chancery and Circuit Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records from most of the counties in [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Alabama]], generally from the date a county was created to the 1920s. The types of records available from each county vary considerably. For some counties, the library has only the court minutes. Records from other counties include complete probate records, such as dower records, personal property sales, settlement records, orphans’ records, wills, and bonds. The following records are available online as browse able collections. These records are not currently indexed. Select a link below and then search alphabetical files online. | The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records from most of the counties in [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Alabama]], generally from the date a county was created to the 1920s. The types of records available from each county vary considerably. For some counties, the library has only the court minutes. Records from other counties include complete probate records, such as dower records, personal property sales, settlement records, orphans’ records, wills, and bonds. The following records are available online as browse able collections. These records are not currently indexed. Select a link below and then search alphabetical files online. | ||
=== Index === | === Index === | ||
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An index for Alabama wills is: | An index for Alabama wills is: | ||
*Alabama Society DAR. ''Index to Alabama Wills 1808-1870.'' Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, 1955. [http://www.genealogical.com/ Free Name Search]<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [[Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com|Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Index_to_Alabama_Wills_1808_1870/70.html Genealogical.com] | *Alabama Society DAR. ''Index to Alabama Wills 1808-1870.'' Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, 1955. [http://www.genealogical.com/ Free Name Search]<ref name="name">Name Search at Genealogical.com is a comprehensive name index to 638 books and CDs published or reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company (now Genealogical.com). For a complete list of the works included, see [[Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com|Publications in Name Search at Genealogical.com]]</ref>; publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Index_to_Alabama_Wills_1808_1870/70.html Genealogical.com]; {{FHL|216583|item|disp=FHL Book 976.1 P22a, Fiche 6051441}} ; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48006 Ancestry] ($). | ||
Probate records are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under: | Probate records are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||