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Published abstracts and transcripts of some of these early wills can be found in the following two books: | Published abstracts and transcripts of some of these early wills can be found in the following two books: | ||
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1690–1760] Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: E.M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|975.6 P2gr 1967 | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1690–1760] Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: E.M. Uzzell & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182130|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 1967; {{FHL|182130|item}}, film 6046876; also {{FHL|182130|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 2000; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48338 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=gra Eastern North Carolina Digital Library], <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_518" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_520" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_582" />[http://books.google.com/books?id=f6I4AAAAIAAJ Google Books<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_1" />]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_66" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_761" /> and [http://www.archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort Internet Archive]. This book contains approximately 2,600 wills taken from both original and recorded wills. The index includes all the names that appear in the wills. There are some abstracting errors, so you should examine the original will. The index also lists names of plantations. | ||
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|975.6 P2g 1967 | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item}}, book 975.6 P2g 1967; {{FHL|182122|item}}, film 459632 item 1; {{FHL|182122|item}}, fiche 6051125;digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/fullview.aspx?id=grn Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]; and [http://www.archive.org/details/northcarolinawil00nort Internet Archive]. This book is an incomplete listing of wills. It contains transcripts of 203 wills and 47 inventories recorded from 1665 through 1790. The purpose of this publication was to show examples of what personal items were in possession of early North Carolina families. There is an index to testators, inventories, plantations, slaves’ names, land, and other subjects. The index lists those who made the wills but does not list those persons mentioned in the wills. | ||
For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in: | For the years 1760–1868, most wills are in the offices of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the testator legally resided. Abstracts of more than 8,000 original wills covering 1760 to 1800 can be found in: | ||
*Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. 1983 reprint: {{FHL|975.6 P28o | *Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. 1983 reprint: {{FHL|240692|item}}, book 975.6 P28o; digital version at[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdnc6010_wills World Vital Records] ($). The wills are listed by county, and there is no index in the printed version. They are indexed on World Vital Records and an index is also available through FamilySearch on microfilm: | ||
:*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL| | :*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|239954|item}}, film 1033627 items 1-2. | ||
Between 1868 and 1966 wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | Between 1868 and 1966 wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | ||