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The first source you should check to determine if your ancestor left a will in North Carolina between the years 1665 and 1900 is: | The first source you should check to determine if your ancestor left a will in North Carolina between the years 1665 and 1900 is: | ||
*Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item | *Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item|disp=FHL Book 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. | ||
=== 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 & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1910. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182130|item | *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|disp=FHL Book 975.6 P2gr 1967, Fiche 6046876 [set of 8]}}; {{FHL|731511|item|disp=FHL Book book 975.6 P2gr 2000}}; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48338 Ancestry] ($); [http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=gra Eastern North Carolina Digital Library], <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_518" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_520" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_582" />[http://books.google.com/books?id=f6I4AAAAIAAJ Google Books<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_1" />]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955332_66" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1283269955317_761" /> and [http://www.archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort Internet Archive]. This book contains approximately 2,600 wills taken from both original and recorded wills. The index includes all the names that appear in the wills. There are some abstracting errors, so you should examine the original will. The index also lists names of plantations.<br><br> | ||
*Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item | *Grimes, John Bryan. ''North Carolina Wills and Inventories Copied from the Original Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State''. Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company, Printers and Binders, 1912. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|182122|item|disp=FHL Book 975.6 P2g 1967, Film 459632 item 1, Fiche 6051125}}; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6223 Ancestry] ($); [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 | *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|disp=FHL Book 975.6 P28o}}; digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdnc6010_wills World Vital Records] ($). The wills are listed by county, and there is no index in the printed version. They are indexed on World Vital Records and an index is also available through FamilySearch on microfilm: | ||
*''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|239954|item | *''Index to Abstract of North Carolina Wills from about 1760 to About 1800'' prepared by Fred A. Olds. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. {{FHL|239954|item|disp=FHL Film 1033627 items 1-2}}. | ||
'''Between 1868 and 1966''' wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | '''Between 1868 and 1966''' wills were proved in the superior court of the county. The original will was sent to the clerk in each county court house and a copy may have been sent to the state archives. | ||
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*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).<br><br> | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).<br><br> | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).<br><br> | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).<br><br> | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FHL|60113|item}} | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FHL|60113|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). <br><br> | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|619298|item}} | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|619298|item|disp=FHL Book 973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($).<br><br> | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|1384506|item | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|1384506|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P27c 2007}}.<br><br> | ||
If you find a will abstact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two pay-per-view United Kingdom websites: | If you find a will abstact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two pay-per-view United Kingdom websites: | ||
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Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See: | Copies of most early estate papers are in the state archives and on microfilm. See: | ||
*North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. {{FHL|772580|item | *North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. {{FHL|772580|item|disp=FHL Film 2047891, 2047981-2047983}}(4 films). The records are alphabetical. | ||
Many later loose estate papers or copies of them have been sent to the North Carolina State Archives. Counties often send their papers to the archives after 60 years. Estate papers in the state archives are presently being microfilmed in alphabetical order, county by county. | Many later loose estate papers or copies of them have been sent to the North Carolina State Archives. Counties often send their papers to the archives after 60 years. Estate papers in the state archives are presently being microfilmed in alphabetical order, county by county. | ||
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NORTH CAROLINA- PROBATE RECORDS | NORTH CAROLINA- PROBATE RECORDS | ||
NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- PROBATE RECORDS | NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- PROBATE RECORDS | ||
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