LESSON FIVE
PROBATE RECORDS & TESTATE PROCEDURES

This Lesson will cover:

  • Introduction to Probate Terms and Procedures
  • Terminology for Testate Procedures
  • Basic Terminology for Intestate Procedures
  • Finding Probate Records

will being writtenYou should read Chapter Five of your textbook before you start this online lesson so that you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the probate terms used.

In the pages which follow, I have given you a little activity to help you learn those probate terms needed in genealogy. Try to fill in the blanks in your mind as you go along. If you can not, try to locate the correct answers in your reading assignments. When you can fill these items in, on your own, you have learned the basic terms used in probate research.


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