means so you start looking at the records you analyze them
it really mean brother or does it mean some other relationship
making a visit to go investigate the record
just can't type a name into a search form for the most part
The most important thing in the south was land and property. We
marriage, and death records until the nineteen teens but
and the case number. Here's the case number here but they
an administrative index and you can see the last name, the
The indexes are found in a lot of different places. There are
going to show you how I actually utilize probate
then yes there are some probate and will records online and in
courthouses. That's when you're going to have to dive into
like son or cousin or brother did it really mean cousin did
selected for your need. I need a new catchphrase so somebody
into the records and that's when you're going to look for
So, once you find your Ancestors name in an index. You
want to make note of all of the numbers, the case files,
about them because I'm sure we all would love to learn more.
the indexes. Now, not all indexes are the same. This is
you're going to see a number of the pages that are impacted by
interesting because this was for a different case that I had
access to some of the records that you're looking for if not
you have got to become familiar with probate records because
I didn't cover in this video? Be sure to put them in the
the inclusion of probate records in that series, check
children are living the estate passed to the husband's wife or
statutes for the state of Ohio that you can go and read and
touched the the tip of the iceberg on probate records but
legal slash wills for some state laws and there's also a
Trust on Ohio Memory and even on Google books there are
individuals. So, stay tuned for that video. Now, I barely
and look for statutes and how to find it. Now, we're going to
analyzing them for the clues that they have available to you
and then with any luck you can start finding great details but
all. What other question do you have about probate records that
bad news but start diving into the records and see what you
There are a lot of wheels and probates coming online. You
out this playlist or watch this video which was specifically
this video I show you how you can research Ancestry and get
for them because no probate was handled for you Ancestors.
disposal. You're still doing genealogy, the old school way
Randy Siever from Janium Musings. Andy interviewed him
collection but you need to have your Ancestors name and date
make sure you check out this video that's on this channel.
bad news about searching these records. The bad news, a lot of
the legal terms. It's really kind of crazy but let's dive in
and because you look at the statutes when you see things
and there's some great nuggets of wisdom in that video and
tax burden on their heirs. So, lots of statutes that you
this video. One of them is some suggestions from our friend
statutes and determine if it doesn't mean what you think it
records both from my clue for my hypothesis as well as my key
has to be sold? Um can the debt be transferred to someone else
we have more resources that I want you to check out after
you're going to also want to investigate tax laws because
or do people inherit and the debt just magically disappears.
the records are not online. They aren't online and so
other stuff. You really want to keep of all of that because
can see. Once you find the records, then you need to start
then you can go and search the records and I kind of have some
numbers, the probate pocket numbers, all the different
some on your genealogy websites and there are some on
doing with their property trying to avoid or lessen the
really handy. You're also going to find indexes. This is a
actually are one index for a lot of documents. So, those are
guardianship index. Guardianship is actually part
if you are doing southern research in the United States,
where you need to find a reference guide, a a way point
won't get into that but they didn't necessarily keep birth,
that's when we're going to go find and search for indexes.
discover the the laws governing dower rights. Do they get a
of probate. It doesn't always mean that people are orphaned
will show you all the different books. The journals, the will,
so you'll really want to go in and dive into those indexes.
in the next video associated with this probate section. I'm
actually yeah that that's kind of unusual for the places that
interesting because a a lawyer friend of mine have said are
first name, a date, and a volume, and a page number and
in the locations that you're researching, it's time to go
how that if the estate come not by descent deviser deed or gift
So, if you want to go watch the brick wall busting series and
comments section and I will answer them or make a new video
that's for an administrative index. Sometimes, you're
want to investigate but how oh how are you going to the
prominent I'm probably not saying it right but essentially
sometimes people make different decisions with what they're
Ancestor to try to make some connections between the two
You you want to know what the laws are because that's
going to affect many of the decisions people make and then
assume, oh they can't inherit anything. Go and find out. You
the eldest son does he automatically inherit
you make the trip and find out they don't even have anything
to browse through them. So, there's good news and there's
without a will you're going to also learn about progenitor
you're going to have to look at the the definitions and the
and have your Ancestors come up. You're going to be able to
ultimately breaking through your Ancestors brick walls and
access them in your pajamas at 3 AM but you're going to have
and you want to see if you can check out the indexes before
find the records and how are you going to do that? Well,
now that you know who can get what, when, where, why, and how
you're probably going to contact the probate court and
Unlike a lot of records online, you can't just type a name in a
numbers for wills and books and and page numbers and all that
you sure? And she went and looked the statute. She's like
the deceased went to his first to the children and then if no
Google. Um there are some other places we can look. We can look
to the in the description but let's type in the state of Ohio
in means that they're either minored or or incapacitated and
FamilySearch Wiki in order to find out more. Now, one caveat,
they kept their probate records and their lane records. So,
transferring. If someone dies, they're owning property. What
will, you want to validate everything. The laws of land
third of the state or full estate? There's lots of laws
going to see Multiple con columns. Sometimes the index
happens if they have a lot of debt on that estate? Does it
to the deceased husband or wife. That was kind of
she researched. So that's why you go look at the statute. So
search forum and boom then you have all the records at your
and the order of descent and distribution of the property of
these are the things that are going to happen. It was kind of
that law. So let's just zoom in to one for a moment and notice
explore so now you can type in the word in test date and
half of an estate automatically? Do they get a
everything or it has that been done away in case law you will
book. Check all of that out in the Shona you'll find the link
and the word statutes and let's say 1870 so right here on Happy
make Lisa Louise Cook really proud. We're going to use
at the internet archive and we can look at Genia files for
statutes. I know it sounds really really scary and some of
about women that you want to investigate and not just
going to be learning about the order of the ranking order of
laws and stuff and you'll find that in the show notes. What do
probate proceedings in both in multiple location and that
comes from Law Shelt. com and you can find a link to actually
property in two different places in New Jersey as well as
and in example that you can see on screen, somebody had
you're going to discover is that there are laws that deal
that you've got to know the statutes to help you understand
and there will be links in the show notes to some resources to
where they own property which leads us to the next point is
other associated documents to so UK. So, it's very important
have to check each county for the probate records and for
three or four different counties. So, you're going to
there but as we navigate forward, keep looking at Essex,
forward 1 year, Essex is still here and Elizabeth is located
up quite a bit by 18 twenty-four. So, if we go
say your Ancestor lived in one place all of its life but
it just got chopped up pretty good and then later it going to
hypothesis Ancestor. So, between 1824 and 1837, I
keep clicking forward and now here's Essex in 1686 and notice
May created county created from Burlington County okay so you
the map. Starting in 1863, it tells us the original formation
little handy timeline guide that you can hop between and
You need to know the counties where they lived throughout
can be you some relatives information that you're looking
probate records? So some of the clue answers that we're looking
research. So the first thing we want to know is what is the
clues but what kind of clues could we possibly find in
time period were named in probate records either they
kind, or they were neighbors, friends, witnesses, and
really cool second thing that I you have to open your Emails to
proceedings regarding how as an estate is going to be
find about. So, go grab it if you haven't. So, let's cover
court records created after an individual's death. Kind of
this video and you can pick up your free brick wall busting
about the legal jurisdiction for the probate but you're also
the our video series and you are trying to bust through
in one location. They had property in different places
of those laws because they vary from state to state and even
define terms that you may be unfamiliar with but I found
a place in New York and then the chief's going to have
who's talked about in the brick wall videos, he died in 18
will but laws that govern the validity of will when it's
more great examples that they have about probates and and
you can find the deaths of witnesses too. So, that's kind
you also need to be aware of? This statutes not only tell you
what you're interpreting when you actually start looking at
heirs who gets what win especially when someone dies
boom, there's a change. In 1857, it becomes union. Let's
presented to court, what has to happen. The other things that
where they own property, you can find out about adoptions
when someone dies without a will and you want to be aware
in this video to the series that I have on breaking through
that you know what the county was and where they resided and
records. So, there are laws for what we call test to see laws.
of what the county names were and if we click next then we
affect who can create a will and not only who can create a
this person and they sign their name. It's really cool. How do
state is shown at its earlier state of creation. There's a
occupation, wealth, religion, military service, their
find in probate records. You can find out where they lived,
one of their children died, then the grandchildren will get
going to be the same because it won't. So, when you're diving
there's also these abbreviations. So, let's say
that you need to know the law. Now, many times when we cover
into the laws, you're going to find cases where someone died
So, when someone dies with the will, there's some laws that
of a cool feature. You can find clues for the person's
probate basics, we spend a lot of time on definitions of terms
Lee and this this is your first time here. I am so glad you are
who are long time watchers, you know that my name is Devin Noel
joining us where we'd like to talk about DNA research and how
attention to boundary changes. So, here I am on map of US.
twenty-8, the Effingham Effingham, the potential
be chopped up even further. So, for the time of my Ancestor
your Ancestor is passing on property to their children but
then you need to go to the next step and that is paying
can see this little segment popped up right there so watch
receipt books where individuals wrote out, I owe this money to
county where Elizabeth is located. So, look, it got cut
probate records and sometimes you can find signatures which I
records that took place in that court and when you know the
mean you don't need it but when you find it, it's really cool
you're not sure about Essex. You can look at Essex County
names a county at the time your Ancestors state was probate
could be some probate proceedings and additional
about themselves but about 50% of everybody living in that
question. A little bit of trivia and we'll answer it in
org. Check the show notes for the link to this website. The
citizenship status. There's lots of things that you can
had probates about themselves, probate records proceedings
in probate records before but before we get started, I have a
goal that we're trying to I mean we're trying to look for
their lives because anytime they owned property, there
we can tackle. The first step in diving into probate records
from country to country never assume that it's always
basics basics, right? What are probate records at the lowest
above the relative and later on, you're also going to see,
what I was suggesting at the beginning. They relate to a
need to know what we're trying to accomplish with this
they'll identify that that person was deceased prior to
because of the boundary changes, he lived in, you know,
the care of dependents. Are you starting to see why these might
and guardianships because a lot of these things will appear in
and get some facts. That's kind of cool too. Let's go back to
and sometimes what I really like. I like to see the little
you do it. Well, thankfully, there are number of steps that
not receiving an inheritance. So, you can find the deaths
want to know what Essex County looks like because that's the
in the comment section below I'm curious and especially if
a special name or are they just probate researchers let me know
is you kind of have to know where your Ancestor have lived.
for. You're looking for the death of other relatives. If
it see if it's not there and then in 1885, it's there Kate
this whose estate is being probate and that's why they're
creditors. You really want to dive into these records. But we
going to find clues to the past because sometimes they'll
were an heir, a spouse, a child, a dependent of some
be really great records for your Ancestors? Because from
what FamilySearched about 25% of the population around 1900
it's going to be descendants but you never know when you're
guide. Not only will you get the guide, you will also get a
court's decision. So, these are legal documents, right? Legal
distributed to heirs and creditors and also articulates
in this video, we're just going to cover some of the
reference property they got from a previous person and that
portioned of their inheritance will go to someone else and
way. We love giving away free things. So, if you are new to
the heirs if they have issues or that person will be
you can use that as well as documents to climb your family
going to dive into these valuable core records as a way
for is to identify spouses and relatives. So for the most part
brick walls, be sure to visit the links in the description of
level of understanding? Well, I like this quote from Family
Search. com FamilySearch. org. com org. Probate records are
brick walls with the addition of probate records but my
tree and ultimately to write and record stories along the
Alright, so with your assignment fully in place, I
to somebody's death and the inheritance by their heirs.
want to welcome you here to this channel. For those of you
know what you call people who investigate records pertaining
records are so important to establish relationships, we're
the follow up video where we apply the basics that we cover
can tell me how to say that. I would be happy to use it.
you're not from the United States I would really like to
question is what are probate researchers called do they have
basics that you need to know before you start investigating to tackle our challenging genealogy research question and
Genealogist and lawyers do probate research to establish
heirs and prove the right to inheritance. So, since probate