Franklin County - Probate Court - Estate Record Books
Series
Identifier: 159-02-027
Scope and Contents
The administration of estates of deceased persons in Georgia was overseen by the Inferior Court, a common law court established in each county by the Georgia Constitution of 1789. A constitutional amendment of 1852 provided for a separate court of ordinary for each county which took on the inferior court's probate function. This series contains: (1) annual returns, (2) inventories and appraisements, (3) returns on sales of property, (4) settlements, (5) guardians' bonds, and (6) administrator's bonds.
Dates
- Created: 1790-1878
Creator
- Franklin County (Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Records recorded by date. Later books include index by name of decedent and transaction.
Physical Access Requirements
Volume 7, 1823 - 1829, available on microfilm
- Title
- Franklin County - Probate Court - Estate Record Books
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States