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Few people
escape mention in court records at some time during their lives as witnesses,
litigants, jurors, guardians, appointees to office, or as petition
signatories, etc. Court records such
as wills, and probate records are an often overlooked, but important part of
genealogical research. For example,
court cases can often involve dozens of litigants and defendants, many of
whom may be related. Wills and
corresponding probate records can supply interesting details, such as the
total value of estates and lists of surviving family members. The family
historians who take the time to research these types of legal documents will
often be pleasantly surprised by the rewards that are in store. These types
of records can help you locate ancestors' residences, determine occupations,
find financial information, establish citizenship status, or clarify
relationships between people-depending on the type of records that your
ancestors' names appear in.
All of the records and databases listed
below are FREE and
can be accessed and searched without having to pay for a subscription. We try not to list any sites that have
only a few records for the purpose of getting you to a website that will
charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a name.
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 ALABAMA:
·
Alabama - Probate &
Naturalization Records
·
Alabama, Estate
Files, 1830-1976
·
Alabama, County
Probate Records, 1830-1976
·
Alabama, Probate Records,
1809-1985
·
Alabama, Sumter
County Circuit Court Files, 1840-1950
·
Madison Co., AL,
Chancery & Circuit Court Records, 1847-1950
·
Alabama,
Jefferson County Circuit Court Papers, 1870-1916
ALASKA:
· Alaska - Probate &
Naturalization Records
ARIZONA:
· Arizona, Maricopa
County Probate Records, 1870-1930
ARKANSAS:
· Arkansas - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· Arkansas, Probate
Records, 1817-1979
CALIFORNIA:
· California, San
Mateo County Records, 1856-1967
· California - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· California,
Probate Estate Files,1833-1991
COLORADO:
· Gilpin County
Chancery Cases (1862-1878)
· County Probate
Records
· Colorado
County Will Records
· Colorado - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· Colorado, Denver
County Probate Case Files, 1900-1925
CONNECTICUT:
·
Grantor
& Grantee Indexes to the Middlesex Co., CT, Deed section
DELAWARE:
· Sussex Co., Legal
documents filed Orphans Court
· Sussex County
Orphan's Court Docket, 1737-1847
· Delaware - Probate &
Naturalization Records
Delaware Orphan
Court Records, 1680-1978
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC:
FLORIDA:
· Florida - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· Florida, Probate
Records, 1784-1990
GEORGIA:
· Colonial Will Books, 1754-1779
· Colonial Wills, 1733-1778
· Southeastern Native-American Documents, 1730-1842
· Troup Co.
Superior Ct. Records (1827-1926, 1936-37)
· Georgia - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· Georgia, Probate
Records, 1742-1990
HAWAII:
· Deaths
- Probates Index - First Circuit
· Deaths
- Probates Index - Second Circuit
· Deaths
- Probates Index - Third Circuit
· Deaths - Probates
Minute Books - 3rd & 4th Circuits
· Deaths
- Probates Index - Fourth Circuit
· Deaths
- Probates Index - Fifth Circuit
· Deaths
- Probates Minute Books - Fifth Circuit
· Deaths
- Wills - First Circuit
· Deaths
- Wills - Other Circuits
· Judiciary
Records (Royalty Probates)
IDAHO:
· District Court
records – Clark County
· Probate records –
Clark County
ILLINOIS:
· Illinois, Probate
Records, 1819-1970
· Illinois - Probate &
Naturalization Records
· Mattoon, Coles
Co., Court of Common Pleas Case Index-1869–73
· Fulton Co.
Circuit Court Case Files Index (1825–76)
· Kane Co. Circuit
Court Case Files Index (1836–1870)
· Lake Co. Circuit
Court Case Files Index (1840–1898)
· Livingston Co.
Probate Case Files Index (1837–1958)
· Logan Co. Circuit
Court Criminal Files Index:1857–1945
· Macon Co. Circuit
Court Case Files Index (1829–61)
· Madison Co.
Probate Case Files Index (1813–1903)
· McDonough Co. Probate Case Files
Index (1833-1925)
· McDonough Co. Guardian Case Files
Index (1838-1933)
· McLean
County Probate Record Index (1834–1934)
· McLean
County Will Record Index (1838–1940)
· Peoria
County Probate Case Files Index (1825–1887)
· Rock
Island Probate Case Files Index (1834–1899)
· Sangamon Co.
Guardian Case Files Index (1825–1901)
· Sangamon Co.
Probate Case Files Index (1821–1906)
· Shelby Co.
Circuit Court Case Files Index (1828–71)
· St. Clair Co.
Circuit Court Chancery Files Index:1815–70
INDIANA:
·
Allen County Guardianships, 1829-1905
· Marion County
Court
· Marion County
Wills
· Index to Will Books (1822-1977): Hendricks County
· Indiana - Probate and Naturalization Records
IOWA:
· Iowa, Fayette
County Probate Records, 1851-1928
KANSAS:
· Kansas - Probate and Naturalization Records
KENTUCKY:
· Kentucky County Clerks
· Kentucky - Probate and Naturalization Records
· Kentucky Probate
Records, 1727-1990
LOUISIANA:
· LA, Orleans
Parish 2nd District Judicial Court Case Files, 1846-80
· Louisiana,
Orleans Court Records, 1822-1880
· Louisiana - Probate and Naturalization Records
· Louisiana,
Orleans Parish Will Books, 1805-1920
MAINE:
· Maine Wills, 1640-1760
· Maine Court
Records, 1696-1854
· Maine Name
Changes, 1820-1891
· Maine, County
Probate Records, 1760-1979
· Maine,
Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files, 1854-1918
· Maine, Aroostook
County, Probate Records, 1837-2007
· Hancock Court of
Sessions Records, 1788-1881
· Maine, Kennebec
County Probate Estates Files, 1779-1915
· Maine, Knox
County, Probate Estate Files, 1861-1915
· Maine, Oxford
County, Probate Estate Files, 1805-1915
· Maine, Somerset
County, Probate Estate Files, 1809-1915
· Maine, York
County, Probate Estate Files, 1690-1917
MARYLAND:
· Chancery Court, Chancery Record,
1671-1712
· Maryland, Probate
Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940
· Maryland,
Register of Wills Books, 1629-1983
· Maryland - Probate and Naturalization Records
· Maryland,
Register of Wills Books, 1629-1983
·
Index to Colonial
Probate Records, 1634-1777
·
Abstracts of Maryland Wills, 1743-1764
· Garrett Co., MD:
Probate Estate & Guardianship Files, 1920-40
· Kent Co. Court, Bonds, Indentures,
& Land Records,1694-1707
· Washington County
Court Records, 1778-1793
· Washington County Jury List, 1877
MASSACHUSETTS:
· Nantucket, Nantucket Co. MA, Wills & Probates, 1680-1778
· Nantucket, Nantucket Co. MA, Wills & Probates, 1778-1815
·
Nantucket, Nantucket Co. MA, Wills & Probates, 1815-1842
· Massachusetts,
Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967
· Massachusetts,
Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915
MICHIGAN:
· Michigan - Probate and Naturalization Records
· Michigan, Probate
Records, 1797-1973
MINNESOTA:
· Minnesota Will
Records, 1849-1985
MISSISSIPPI:
· Mississippi,
Probate Records, 1781-1930
· Tippah Co.,
Miss.: Deeds & Probate Records 1863-1923
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MISSOURI:
· Missouri’s
Judicial Records Database
· Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database
· St.
Louis Circuit Court Records Project
· Missouri - Probate and Naturalization Records
· Missouri, Andrew
and Cole County Probate Records, 1826-1945
· Missouri, Cole
County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1926
MONTANA:
· Montana, Rosebud
County Records
· Montana - Probate and Naturalization Records
NEBRASKA:
· Nebraska - Probate and Naturalization Records
NEVADA:
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
· New Hampshire,
County Probate Estate Files, 1769-1936
· New Hampshire,
County Probate Records, 1660-1973
· Cheshire County,
NH Probate Estate Files, 1886-1900
· NH,
Naturalization & Probate Records, 1643-1948
NEW JERSEY:
·
Index to Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844
· Legal Name
Changes, 1847-1947
·
Hunterdon County
Slave Manumissions 1788-1836
· Middlesex Co.,
NJ: Probate Records, 1830-1921
· New Jersey,
Probate Records, 1678-1980
NEW MEXICO:
NEW YORK:
· New York, Probate
Records, 1629-1971
· War of
1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist Court, NY
· New York - Probate & Naturalization Records
·
New
York Counties: Will Testators Indexes
· New York, Kings
County Estate Files, 1866-1923
· Orange County, NY
Probate Records, 1787-1938
· New York, Queens
County Probate Records, 1785-1950
· Rensselear Co., NY,
Abstracts of Wills
NORTH CAROLINA:
· North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970
·
N.C., State
Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909
· North Carolina - Probate & Naturalization Records
· North Carolina,
Estate Files, 1663-1979
· North Carolina,
Civil Action Court Papers, 1712-1970
NORTH DAKOTA:
· Cass County, N.D. Probate Records (1876-1949)
OHIO:
· Ohio, Probate
Records, 1789-1996
· Ohio - Probate & Naturalization Records
· Ohio, Cuyahoga
County Probate Files, 1813-1917
· Ohio, Jefferson
County Court Records, 1797-1940
· Ohio, Montgomery
County, Probate Estate Files, 1850-1900
· Ohio, Stark
County Court Records, 1809-1917
· Ohio, Stark
County Probate Records, 1886-1921
· Ohio, Trumbull
County Court Records, 1795-2010
OKLAHOMA:
· Oklahoma, Probate
Records, 1887-2008
· Oklahoma Co., OK:
Probate Records 1890-1950
OREGON:
· Oregon - Probate & Naturalization Records
PENNSYLVANIA:
· Pennsylvania - Probate & Naturalization Records
· Pennsylvania,
Probate Records, 1683-1994
· York Co., Will Abstracts 1749-1819: Surnames A-E
· York Co., Will
Abstracts 1749-1819: Surnames F-K
· York Co., Will Abstracts 1749-1819: Surnames L-O · York Co., Will Abstracts 1749-1819: Surnames T-Z
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RHODE ISLAND:
SOUTH CAROLINA:
· Criminal Court
Records, 1769-1891
· Will Transcripts,
1782- c.1855
· SC, Probate
Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964
· South
Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977
SOUTH DAKOTA:
· South Dakota - Probate & Naturalization Records
· Minnehaha Co, SD,
Probate Case Records, 1873-1935
TENNESSEE:
· Tennessee Probate Court Files, 1795-1927
· Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997 –
Shelby Co.
· Circuit Court Indexes 1893-2000 –
Shelby County
· Probate Court Loose Paper Index 1820-1900 –
Shelby County
· Acts of Tennessee
1796-1850: Index to Names
· Tennessee - Probate & Naturalization Records
· White County, TN:
Records, 1809-1975
· Tennessee, Supreme Court Case Index, 1809-1950
TEXAS:
· Texas - Probate & Naturalization Records
· Texas, Probate
Records, 1800-1990
· Republic Claims 1835-46 for payment, reimbursement,
restitution
· Texas, Comanche
County Records, 1858-1955
· Texas, Mills
County Clerk Records, 1841-1985
· Nolan Co., TX:
Civil Court Minutes and Case Files, 1881-1938
UTAH:
· Utah, Territorial
Case Files of the U.S. District Courts, 1870-1896
· District Court
records - Davis County Records, 1869-1920
· Probate records -
Davis County Records, 1869-1920
· Utah, Probate
Records, 1851-1961
VERMONT:
· Vermont Probate
Files, 1791-1919
· Addison Co.,
Vermont Probate Files, 1845-1915
· Bennington Co.,
VT, Manchester District Estate Files, 1779-1935
· Vermont, Franklin
County Probate Records, 1796-1921
· Orange Co., VT:
Bradford District Estate Files, 1780-1915
· Orange Co., VT:
Randolph District Probate Records, 1790-1935
· Washington Co.,
VT, Probate Estate Files, 1862-1915
· Windham Co.,
Westminster District, Probate Records, 1781-1921
VIRGINIA:
· Virginia Wills
Before 1799
· Chancery Records
Index
· Virginia - Probate & Naturalization Records
· Virginia: Index
to Wills and Administrations
· Lost Records
Localities Digital Collection
· Bedford County,
VA - Will Index, 1754 - 1830
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WASHINGTON:
· Washington,
County Probate Case Files, 1832-1950
· Washington,
County Probate Records, 1853-1929
· Washington, King
County Probate Records, 1854-1927
· Cowlitz Co., WA
Civil Court Dockets, 1876-1951
WEST VIRGINIA:
· West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971
WISCONSIN:
Wisconsin,
Probate Estate Files, 1848-1948
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WYOMING:
· Wyoming - Probate & Naturalization Records
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