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Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852. | ||
Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Department of Archives and History] and the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Department of Archives and History] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Library] on microfilm.<br> | ||
'''''Content:''''' Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. | '''''Content:''''' Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. | ||
'''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years). <noinclude>[[Category:Templates for GA pages]]</noinclude> | '''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years). <noinclude>[[Category:Templates for GA pages]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 6 October 2023
Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.
Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library on microfilm.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years).