North Carolina Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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[http://www.history.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives] has both originals and copies of probate records. Using their [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx MARS ](Manuscript and Archives Reference System) Catalog, a search of available North Carolina probate records can be made.  
[http://www.history.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives] has both originals and copies of probate records.  


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*Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item}}975.6 P22t 1992. This book lists the name of the testator (the person who had the will prepared), the county where the will was probated, the year it was probated, the volume and page number of the recorded will, and the location of the original will. Wills that were not recorded in the county records are also listed. The book has a county-by-county summary of available wills.
*Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item}}975.6 P22t 1992. This book lists the name of the testator (the person who had the will prepared), the county where the will was probated, the year it was probated, the volume and page number of the recorded will, and the location of the original will. Wills that were not recorded in the county records are also listed. The book has a county-by-county summary of available wills.


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=== Wills  ===
 
== Wills  ==


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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 &amp; Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint:&nbsp; {{FHL|182130|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 1967; fiche 6046876 [set of 8]; {{FHL|731511|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 2000; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48338 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=gra Eastern North Carolina Digital Library], <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_518" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_520" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_582" />[http://books.google.com/books?id=f6I4AAAAIAAJ Google Books<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_1" />]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_66" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_761" />&nbsp;and [http://www.archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort Internet&nbsp;Archive].&nbsp;This book contains approximately 2,600 wills taken from both original and recorded wills. The index includes all the names that appear in the wills. There are some abstracting errors, so you should examine the original will. The index also lists names of plantations.<br><br>
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1690–1760] Compiled from Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: E.M. Uzzell &amp; Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint:&nbsp; {{FHL|182130|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 1967; fiche 6046876 [set of 8]; {{FHL|731511|item}}, book 975.6 P2gr 2000; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48338 Ancestry] ($); [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" />&nbsp;and [http://www.archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort Internet&nbsp;Archive].&nbsp;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.<br>
*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.:&nbsp;Edwards &amp; Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint:&nbsp;{{FHL|182122|item}}, book 975.6 P2g 1967; film 459632 item 1; fiche 6051125; digital&nbsp;versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/fullview.aspx?id=grn Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]; and [http://www.archive.org/details/northcarolinawil00nort Internet Archive].&nbsp;This book is an incomplete listing of wills. It contains transcripts of 203 wills and 47 inventories recorded from 1665 through 1790. The purpose of this publication was to show examples of what personal items were in possession of early North Carolina families. There is an index to testators, inventories, plantations, slaves’ names, land, and other subjects. The index lists those who made the wills but does not list those persons mentioned in the wills.
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.:&nbsp;Edwards &amp; Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint:&nbsp;{{FHL|182122|item}}, book 975.6 P2g 1967; film 459632 item 1; fiche 6051125; digital&nbsp;versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/fullview.aspx?id=grn Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]; and [http://www.archive.org/details/northcarolinawil00nort Internet Archive].&nbsp;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.


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