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[[Portal:United States Probate|Portal:United States Probate ]]>[[North Carolina|North Carolina]] | [[Portal:United States Probate|Portal:United States Probate ]]>[[North Carolina|North Carolina]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Most probate records in [[Portal:North Carolina|North Carolina]] were created on a county level though many were later sent to the North Carolina State Archives. The contents of probate records vary greatly depending on the prevailing law and the personality of the record keeper. | Most probate records in [[Portal:North Carolina|North Carolina]] were created on a county level though many were later sent to the North Carolina State Archives. The contents of probate records vary greatly depending on the prevailing law and the personality of the record keeper. | ||
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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. (On 4 Family History Library films beginning with 2047891.) The records are alphabetical. | *North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina). ''Colonial Estate Papers, 1669–1759''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. (On 4 Family History Library films beginning with 2047891.) 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, [COUNTY]- PROBATE RECORDS <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- PROBATE RECORDS <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
== References == | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=North_Carolina.ASP North Carolina Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
[[Category:North_Carolina]] | [[Category:North_Carolina]] | ||