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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 199
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (19th Circuit : Saint Lucie County)
Title, Dates: Will books, 1905-1925.
Amount: 2.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological in will books 1 and 2; will book 3 unarranged.
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Biographical/Historical:     Saint Lucie County was created in 1905 by an act of the State Legislature (Ch. 5567, Laws).  It was formed from the southern portion of Brevard County.  (From 1850 to 1855, there was another Florida county named Saint Lucie.  It was renamed Brevard--Ch. 651, Laws.)  The new Saint Lucie County has undergone several boundary changes since formation.  In 1917, Okeechobee County was formed in part from western Saint Lucie County (Ch. 7401, Laws).  In 1925, Indian River County was created from northern Saint Lucie County (Ch. 10148, Laws).  Also in 1925, Martin County was created in part from the southern portion of Saint Lucie County (Ch. 10180, Laws). The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     This series consists of a microfilm copy of the will books of Saint Lucie County, Florida, circa 1905 to 1925.  A will is a legal instrument by which people declare how they wish their property or estate to be disposed of after their death.  Wills usually contain direct statements regarding the relationships between the deceased and his family and denote ownership of specific property and goods. The will books are indexed.
    The recording dates of the wills in book 3 range from circa 1915 to 1925; the dates of the actual wills and/or death dates may fall outside of this range.  This book also contains many out-of-state wills and does not appear to be arranged chronologically.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Saint Lucie County.  Office of the Clerk.  Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Probate records Florida --Saint Lucie County
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