Gaston County, North Carolina, wills 1663-1978; estate papers, 1839-1928,

Format

Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1988-1989, 1999

Publisher

Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah

Place of Publication

Salt Lake City, Utah

Physical

on 26 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

References

Notes

This record contains original materials sent in from the county.

Secretary of State original wills: The Secretary of State was the official repository for wills and estates during the colonial times. In about 1760, it was ordered that wills would be filed with clerks of court, but some wills were filed with the Secretary of State until 1789. The wills listed under the above title is the collection of the exicting wills that were filed with the Secretary of State.

Estate papers: The Estates Records collection at the North Carolina State Archives consists of files of loose papers arranged alphabetically by county. The loose papers in each file include any documents used to settle the estate of a deceased person. The estate records can include: Administrators' bonds, Guardians' bonds, inventories, accounts of sales, annual accounts, allotments of years provisions, settlements, divisions, petitions of many sorts, and bills and receipts.

Microreproduction of originals in the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Estate Files are available online, click here

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Subjects

Locality Subjects

Film/Digital Notes

Column headers with buttons are sortable.
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
Original wills 1663-1978 Abernathy, James - Love, N. L.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1571506 7639879
Original wills 1663-1978 Love, N. L. - Zimmerman, P. P.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1571507 Item 17639878
Estate records 1839-1928 Abernathy, C. M. - Arthurs, GilesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2169980 5515640
Estate records 1839-1928 Babington, R.B. - Black, AlfredGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148541 5515582
Estate records 1839-1928 Black, Annie E. - Carpenter, A. N.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148542 5515583
Estate records 1839-1928 Carpenter, A. W. - Costner Simon P.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148543 5515584
Estate records 1839-1928 Costner, Susan Emeline - Detter, Mary J.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148735 5515585
Estate records 1839-1928 Dewey, Thomas D. - Ferguson, JamesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148736 5515586
Estate records 1839-1928 Ferguson, James C. - Gaston, AdlineGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148913 5515587
Estate records 1839-1928 Gaston, Emanuel - Handsell, R.L.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148914 5515588
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
Original wills 1663-1978 Abernathy, James - Love, N. L.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1571506 7639879
Original wills 1663-1978 Love, N. L. - Zimmerman, P. P.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film1571507 Item 17639878
Estate records 1839-1928 Abernathy, C. M. - Arthurs, GilesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2169980 5515640
Estate records 1839-1928 Babington, R.B. - Black, AlfredGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148541 5515582
Estate records 1839-1928 Black, Annie E. - Carpenter, A. N.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148542 5515583
Estate records 1839-1928 Carpenter, A. W. - Costner Simon P.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148543 5515584
Estate records 1839-1928 Costner, Susan Emeline - Detter, Mary J.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148735 5515585
Estate records 1839-1928 Dewey, Thomas D. - Ferguson, JamesGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148736 5515586
Estate records 1839-1928 Ferguson, James C. - Gaston, AdlineGranite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148913 5515587
Estate records 1839-1928 Gaston, Emanuel - Handsell, R.L.Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film2148914 5515588

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