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              Subseries · 1750-1930
              Part of Halifax County Court of Probate records
              Sub-series contains documents relating to the settling of estates in files opened at the Halifax County is County Registry of Probate from 1750 to 1930. Documents include original wills, petitions for probate or administration, oaths taken and bonds furnished by executors or administrators, records of decisions made by the registrar of probate, valuations and inventories of estates, and accounts furnished at the estates' closing showing financial transactions of the estate. Petitions for probate or administration generally give the place and date of death. All documents do not exist for all estates. RG 48 Vol. 396 to 426; Microfilm 19,396 to 19,426.
              Fonds · 1750-1967
              Series contains records relating to the disposition of property of deceased persons in Halifax County as administered through the Court of Probate. Series consists of two sub-series of records: Wills recorded at Halifax County registry of deeds 1750-1967 and Estate files 1750-1930