Finding County Probate Records Online

The records from many county probate courts across the United States were microfilmed, and then digitized, long ago, but are not searchable online because they are not yet indexed. But the records are findable!

Even when the records are indexed (by Ancestry.com, for example), usually only the principal name(s) for the documents are indexed (not people just mentioned), and often the indexes are simply wrong. 

To find your ancestors’ probate records that you have not been able to find through searches, use the table below to see which records are digitized online from your provider of choice (Ancestry or FamilySearch).  

StateYears CoveredBy County or StateCommentsLink
Alabama1809-1985  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1925446/waypoints
Alabama1753-1999 has at least 1 county FS doesn’t havehttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateal/
Alaska by countymany more counties than Ancestryhttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3AAlaska%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Alaska1883-1978 Sitka Borough onlyhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateak/
Arizona by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3AArizona%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Arizona1803-1995  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateaz/
Arkansas1817-1979 county list looks similar to Ancestryhttps://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2061549/waypoints
Arkansas1818-1998  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatear/
California1833-1991 not many countieshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1999181/waypoints
California1850-1953 many countieshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateca/
Colorado  only Denver County?https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3AColorado%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Colorado1875-1974 5 countieshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateco/
Connecticut  estate files by surnamehttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/606675?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Connecticut1609-1999 8 countieshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatect/
Connecticut1641-1948 index to all districtshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/354857?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Delaware1676-1971 Kent, Newcastle, Sussexhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatede/
Delaware by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bauthor%3ADelaware%20%2Bauthor%3APublic%20%2Bauthor%3AArchives&subjectsOpen=781224-50
Florida1810-1974  https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3ADelaware%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Florida1784-1990  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2046765/waypoints
Georgia1742-1992  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatega/
Georgia1742-1990by county https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-GHFK?owc=waypoints&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901&cc=1999178
Hawaii1822-1962 5 countieshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatehi/
Hawaii   https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/416869?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Hawaii1845-1900, indexes 1814-1917by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/464929?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Idaho1857-1989  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateid/
Idaho by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3AIdaho%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Illinois1772-1999  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateil/
Illinois1819-1970  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1834344/waypoints
Indiana1798-1999  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatein/
Indiana by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=366&query=%2Btitle%3AIndiana%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Iowa1758-1997  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateia/
Iowa by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=366&query=%2Btitle%3AIowa%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Kansas1803-1987  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateks/
Kansas by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=366&query=%2Btitle%3AKansas%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Kentucky1774-1989  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateky/
Kentucky1727-1990  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1875188/waypoints
Louisiana1756-1984 many parisheshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatela/
Louisiana  only 3 parisheshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3ALouisiana%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Maine1584-1999 ???https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateme/
Maine1760-1979  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2040534/waypoints
Maryland1635-1777 colonial timeshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatemd/
Maryland1796-1940 only certain countieshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542664
Massachusetts1635-1991  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatema/
Massachusetts by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=366&query=%2Btitle%3AMassachusetts%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Michigan1784-1980  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatemi/
Michigan1797-1973  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2013878/waypoints
Minnesota1801-1925 many countieshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatemn/
Minnesota  3 countieshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=368&query=%2Btitle%3AMinnesota%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Mississippi1780-1982  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatems/
Mississippi1781-1930  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2036959/waypoints
Missouri1766-1988  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatemo/
Missouri1750-1998  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2399107/waypoints
Montana1866-1965  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatemt/
Montana by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=369&query=%2Btitle%3AMontana%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Nebraska1806-1989  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatene/
Nebraska by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=369&query=%2Btitle%3ANebraska%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Nevada1906-1925 Churchill Countyhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatenv/
Nevada none found  
New Hampshire1643-1982 wills & probatehttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatenh/
New Hampshire1635-1753 probate recordshttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/nh-probate/
New Hampshire1769-1936  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2040042/waypoints
New Hampshire1660-1973  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2040537/waypoints
New Jersey1739-1991  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatenj/
New Jersey1678-1980  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2018330/waypoints
New Mexico1801-1993  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatenm/
New Mexico by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=382&query=%2Btitle%3ANew%20%2Btitle%3AMexico%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
New York1659-1999  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateny/
New York1658-1880 New York Countyhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/general-60387/
New York1629-1971  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1920234/waypoints
North Carolina1665-1998  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatenc/
North Carolina   https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1867501/waypoints
North Dakota & South Dakota1878-1928  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatesd/
North Dakota1876-1950 probate index for Cass Countyhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webcassndprobate/
North Dakota none found on FamilySearch  
Ohio1786-1998  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateoh/
Ohio1789-1996  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1992421/waypoints
Oklahoma1801-2008  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateok/
Oklahoma1887-2008  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2063710/waypoints
Oregon1849-1963  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateor/
Oregon by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3AOregon%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Pennsylvania1683-1993  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatepa/
Pennsylvania1837-1914  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1999196/waypoints
Rhode Island1582-1932  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateri/
Rhode Island by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3ARhode%20%2Btitle%3AIsland%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
South Carolina1670-1980  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatesc/
South Carolina1732-1964 loosehttps://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1911928
South Carolina1671-1977 boundhttps://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1919417/waypoints
South Dakota & North Dakota1878-1928 limitedhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatesd/
South Dakota by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3ASouth%20%2Btitle%3ADakota%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Tennessee1779-2008  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatetn/
Tennessee by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3ATennessee%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Texas1833-1974  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/fsprobate/
Texas1901-2013 Potter County probate indexhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/pottercountytxprobateindex/
Texas1800-2012 Tarrant County Probate Indexhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/tartxproindex/
Texas1800-1990  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/2016287/waypoints
Utah1800-1985  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobateut/
Utah1800-1985 Weber County Probate Courthttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/utwebercriminalroa/
Utah1851-1961  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1916182/waypoints
Vermont1749-1999  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatevt/
Vermont by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3AVermont%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Virginia1639-1850 land, marriage & probatehttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/varecords_ga/
Virginia check again  
Washington1851-1970  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatewa/
Washington by county https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=384&query=%2Btitle%3AWashington%20%2Btitle%3AProbate%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
Washington, D.C.1737-1952  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatedc/
Washington, D.C.    
West Virginia1724-1985  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatewv/
West Virginia1756-1971 will bookshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1909099/waypoints
Wisconsin1800-1987  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatewi/
Wisconsin1848-1948  https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/sord/collection/1874190/waypoints
Wyoming1864-1915 Albany County onlyhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/general-60497/
Wyoming  Try other searcheshttps://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bauthor%3AWyoming%20%2Bauthor%3AClerk
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