Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names.Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in.If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality.
This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? Use the occupations listed to find other types of records such as employment records or military records.Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records.You may be able to use the probate record to learn about land transactions.Use the information in the probate record to substitute for civil birth and death records since the probates exist for an earlier time period.Use the document (such as the will) or the recording dates to approximate a death date.Use probate records to identify heirs and relatives.Add any new information to your records.I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported.Keep track of your research in a research log. This may require viewing multiple records or images. How Do I Analyze the Results? Ĭompare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. Select Year and Case Number to view the images.View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page: Search the Index This collection does not have a searchable index. The names of family members or associates named in the probate file.How Do I Search This Collection? īefore searching this collection, it is helpful to know: These files included all documents related to estate Probate records were court documents and may have involved loose papers and/or bound volumes generally known as an estate file or probate packet. The exact contents of probate records vary greatly depending on the prevailing law and the personality of the record keeper. Probate records may not give an exact death date, but a death most often occurred within a few months of the date of probate. Names of children may be given, as well as married names of daughters. Most records mention the names of heirs and frequently specify how those heirs are related. Probate records fall into two general categories: wills and estate papers. The transfer is to an executor or executrix if the deceased had made a will, to an administrator or administratrix if the deceased had not made a will, or to a guardian or conservator if the deceased had heirs under the age of twenty-one or if heirs were incompetent due to disease or disability.
The probate process transfers the legal responsibility for payment of taxes, care and custody of dependent family members, liquidation of debts, and transfer of property title. Probate records are used to legally dispose of a person’s estate after his or her death. This collection contains images of the probate case files from the Maricopa County Superior Court for the years 1870 to 1930.
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