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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 30
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Leon County)
Title, Dates: Will books, 1839-1947.
Amount: 5.00 v.
2.00 microfilm reel 35 mm
Medium Included:
Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
Restrictions:
Terms Governing Use: Because of the fragile nature of the original Will Book Volume A, researchers should use the microfilm copy.
Biographical/Historical:     Leon County was created by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida on December 29, 1824 (Laws).  It was formed from the eastern half of Gadsden County. The boundaries of Leon County underwent several changes through out the years.  When Wakulla County was created in 1843, the southern boundary of Leon County was changed. The boundary between Leon County and Jefferson County was altered several times (1829, 1831, 1832 and 1881) before it became permanent.  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of the will records of Leon County, Florida from 1839 to 1947.  The series contains five volumes of will books(1839-1912; 1935-1947) and microfilm copies of four volumes (1839-1935).  Volume A of this series has two paper copies.  The first is the original book as kept by the court at the time of registering the wills; the second is a "true and perfect copy" executed in 1886.  Volumes B and E are the originals as kept by the court and Volume F is composed of photostatic copies of wills and associated documents.  Volumes C and D are available on microfilm only.  A name index is included in each volume.
    A will is a legal instrument by which a person declares how he wishes his property or estate to be disposed of after death.  Wills usually contain direct statements regarding the relationships between the deceased and his family and denote ownership of specific property and goods.
Finding Aids: Volume and microfilm listings available.
Additional Physical Form: Books A and B are also on microfilm.
Reproduction Note: Books C and D are on microfilm only.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Books C and D: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County. Office of the Clerk.  Tallahassee, Florida.
Associated Materials: Other Leon County probate records may be found in series L72-L76, L78, and L344-L345.
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Subject Access Fields: Probate records Florida --Leon County
Decedents' estates Florida
Wills. aat
Probate records. aat
Leon County (Fla.)
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