Series 26601
Sanpete County (Utah). Probate Court
Probate record books, 1885-1897.
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Schedule Description
The Sanpete County Probate Court recorded the standard actions taken in probate matters in three separate bound volumes: Guardians Record, Will Record, and Administrator's Record. In each book preprinted forms were filled out to describe the actions taken. Estate settlements for persons who died intestate were recorded in Book 1, Administrator?s Record. Guardianship cases were recorded in Book 2, Guardian?s Record. And estate settlements for persons whose estates were probated according to the terms of a will were recorded in Book 3, Will Record. Standardized forms describe the basic orders, decrees, oaths and letters associated with the settlement of the estate or guardianship appointment. Book 3, Will Record includes the probate of wills for only eight individuals: Niels C. Jensen, Ole P. Larsen, Peter Hansen, John E. Metcalf, Soren C. Hansen, and Christopher Bernard Hansen. The Guardianship and Administrator Record Books contain a few more records.
Scope and Content
The Sanpete County Probate Court recorded the standard actions taken in probate matters in three separate bound volumes: Guardians Record, Will Record, and Administrator?s Record. In each book preprinted forms were filled out to describe the actions taken. Estate settlements for persons who died intestate were recorded in Book 1, Administrator's Record. Guardianship cases were recorded in Book 2, Guardian's Record. And estate settlements for persons whose estates were probated according to the terms of a will were recorded in Book 3, Will Record. Standardized forms describe the basic orders, decrees, oaths and letters associated with the settlement of the estate or guardianship appointment. Book 3, Will Record includes the probate of wills for only eight individuals: Niels C. Jensen, Ole P. Larsen, Peter Hansen, John E. Metcalf, Soren C. Hansen, and Christopher Bernard Hansen. The Guardianship and Administrator Record Books contain a few more records.
Notes
This record was originally microfilmed in 1966 by the Utah Genealogical Society / Utah State Archives. Filming is poor. In the event the original record is transferred to Archives holdings re-filming should be considered.