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Columbia County - Probate Court - Estate Records and Wills

 Series
Identifier: 136-02-001

Scope and Contents

This series contains unbound estate returns and wills which involve, but are not limited to: (1) estate returns (2) letters of administration (3) estate inventories (4) obligation bonds (5) estate appraisals (6) letters of guardianship (7) guardian bonds (8) returns on sale of property (9) annual returns (10) perishable property listing. There is no consistency to the type of record found within this series. The wills were once filed in Series 2 of this sub-group but have since been interfiled with the corresponding estates. No attempt has been made to compare the completeness of these records with the recorded copies in the courthouse.

Dates

  • Created: 1789-1931

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

23.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Arrangement of the folders is alphabetically by surname of testator. The files of minors or of guardianship are so indicated on the finding aid. An asterisk (*) denotes a will or inclusion of a will with an estate.

Loose wills available on microfilm.

Title
Columbia County - Probate Court - Estate Records and Wills
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