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The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376838&subject_disp=North+Carolina+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library] has a good collection of North Carolina probate records on both the state and county level. | The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376838&subject_disp=North+Carolina+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library] has a good collection of North Carolina probate records on both the state and county level. | ||
== | == Statewide Record Collections == | ||
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|975.6 P22t 1992 | *Mitchell, Thornton W. ''North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665–1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. {{FHL|605214|item}}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. | ||
*The Family History Library has a collection of [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376838&subject_disp=North+Carolina+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 North Carolina Probate Records] from 1663 - 1923. Some are films of the originals, but many are abstracts. | *The Family History Library has a collection of [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=376838&subject_disp=North+Carolina+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 North Carolina Probate Records] from 1663 - 1923. Some are films of the originals, but many are abstracts. | ||