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<br>Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of the estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of any dependents. You may find the names of married daughters or other relatives and their residences; or information about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. Probate records do not always give an exact date of death, but the death usually occurred within four months of probate. These documents are important to family history researchers, because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept.<br> | <br>Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of the estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of any dependents. You may find the names of married daughters or other relatives and their residences; or information about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. Probate records do not always give an exact date of death, but the death usually occurred within four months of probate. These documents are important to family history researchers, because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept.<br> | ||
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A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | A few land, probate, and will records are available on line from [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Ancestry.com]. | ||
=== Finding Aids === | === Finding Aids === | ||
Additional probate record information and sources can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | |||
Pennsylvania- Probate Records Pennsylvania, [COUNTY] - Probate Records | |||
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Probate records may include such documents as wills, letters of administration, guardianships, probate journals, probate packets, and adoptions. | Probate records may include such documents as wills, letters of administration, guardianships, probate journals, probate packets, and adoptions. | ||