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=== Proved in North Carolina === | === Proved in North Carolina === | ||
Prior to 1760 most wills were probated by the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the county. The original wills and accompanying estate papers were supposed to be sent to the secretary of state for filing, regardless of where the will was probated. Some counties did not send their records in. | '''Prior to 1760''' most wills were probated by the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the county. The original wills and accompanying estate papers were supposed to be sent to the secretary of state for filing, regardless of where the will was probated. Some counties did not send their records in. | ||
Most of the original wills and papers for the period 1663 to 1790; however, are at the North Carolina State Archives. Digital images of the original wills, arranged alphabetically by name of testator, are available on their website. Some users may find it difficult to find these records on their website. The following instructions should help: | Most of the original wills and papers for the period 1663 to 1790; however, are at the North Carolina State Archives. Digital images of the original wills, arranged alphabetically by name of testator, are available on their website. Some users may find it difficult to find these records on their website. The following instructions should help: | ||
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*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; film 459632 item 1; fiche 6051125; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/fullview.aspx?id=grn Eastern North Carolina Digital Library]; and [http://www.archive.org/details/northcarolinawil00nort Internet Archive]. This book is an incomplete listing of wills. It contains transcripts of 203 wills and 47 inventories recorded from 1665 through 1790. The purpose of this publication was to show examples of what personal items were in possession of early North Carolina families. There is an index to testators, inventories, plantations, slaves’ names, land, and other subjects. The index lists those who made the wills but does not list those persons mentioned in the wills. | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item}}, book 975.6 P2g 1967; film 459632 item 1; fiche 6051125; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [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|240692|item}}, book 975.6 P28o; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdnc6010_wills World Vital Records] ($). The wills are listed by county, and there is no index in the printed version. They are indexed on World Vital Records and an index is also available through FamilySearch on microfilm: | *Olds, Fred A. ''An Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to about 1800: Supplementing Grimes’ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663 to 1760''. Oxford, N.C.: The Orphan's Friend, 1925. 1983 reprint: {{FHL|240692|item}}, book 975.6 P28o; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdnc6010_wills World Vital Records] ($). 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: | ||