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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania_Probate_Records|Pennsylvania Probate]]'' <br> | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania_Probate_Records|Pennsylvania Probate]]'' <br> | ||
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== Record Synopsis == | == Record Synopsis == | ||
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Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. For further information about the probate process, types of probate records, analyzing probate records, and to access a glossary of probate terms, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records]. | Probate is the “court procedure by which a will is proved to be valid or invalid” and encompasses “all matters and proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates, guardianships, etc.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black's Law Dictionary,'' 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 1081, "probate."</ref> Various types of records are created throughout the probate process. These may include, wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. These documents are extremely valuable to genealogists and should not be neglected. In many instances, they are the only known source of relevant information such as the decedent’s date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence. They may also include information about adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. For further information about the probate process, types of probate records, analyzing probate records, and to access a glossary of probate terms, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Probate_Records United States Probate Records]. | ||
== History == | |||
Probates have been recorded on a county basis since the origin of the Commonwealth in 1682. Complete records are available in most counties. Probate actions taken in a locality before the present county was formed are found in records of the parent county. | Probates have been recorded on a county basis since the origin of the Commonwealth in 1682. Complete records are available in most counties. Probate actions taken in a locality before the present county was formed are found in records of the parent county. | ||
== State Statutes == | |||
Understanding the Pennsylvania 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. | Understanding the Pennsylvania 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. | ||
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== Repositories == | == Repositories == | ||
=== Local === | ==== Local ==== | ||
Pennsylvania wills have been filed with the "register of wills" in each county, where they are recorded in indexed books. | Pennsylvania wills have been filed with the "register of wills" in each county, where they are recorded in indexed books. | ||
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A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | ||
=== Regional === | ==== Regional ==== | ||
==== National ==== | |||
Additional probate record information and sources can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | |||
Pennsylvania- Probate Records Pennsylvania, [COUNTY] - Probate Records | |||
== Learn More == | == Learn More == | ||
=== Published Materials = | ==== Published Materials ==== | ||
*''[[Pennsylvania]] Research Outline. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | |||
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