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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 133
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Franklin County)
Title, Dates: Probate records, 1832-1922.
Amount: 4.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
Medium Included:
Organization/Arrangement: By record type, then chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Franklin County was created by an act (No. 42, Laws) of the Legislative Council on February 8, 1832.  Originally part of Gadsden County, Franklin underwent one additional boundary change in 1851 (Ch. 412, Laws).  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 a microfilm copy of probate records of Franklin County, Florida from 1832 to 1922.  The records document the distribution of property after an individual's death.  The documents include wills, estate inventories, and orders of the County Court in reference to probate cases.  Most of the records are indexed.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
Additional Physical Form:
Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Franklin County.  Office of the Clerk.  Apalachicola, Florida.
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General Note: Additional Franklin County probate records may be found in series L 258, Guardianship records.
Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: Probate records Florida --Franklin County
Probate records. aat
Wills. aat
Estate inventories. aat
Franklin County (Fla.)
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