Family Search Probate records for Balitmore County/City

The lists/indexes included here somewhat overlap the documents listed in the "Helper for Probate Records". I am working to consolidate the lists.

Access to Probate records is confused by the split between the City and County in 1851, resulting in splitting of records and, in most cases, the beginning of new numbers at "1" for Books. Family Search has further confused the issue by sometimes mixing up the records, and by providing lists of documents online in alphabetical order of some unknown field rather than a logical or chronological order.

Probate documents include the following categories (list and dates taken from Film 102154270, which is an overall list of books):

• Wills (BA County, Books 1-361, 1695-1921)
• Petitions (BA County, Books 1-530, begining - 1929)
• Inventories (BA County, Books 1-690, 1676-1924)
• Administration accounts (BA County, Books 1-460, beginning in 1929)
• Account of Sales (BA County, Books 1-225, 1789-1921)
• Releases (BA County, Books 1-231, 1800-1822)
• Guardian account (BA County, 1-131, 1787-1920)
• Guardian Bonds (BA County, Books 1-36, 1777-1928)
• Administration Bonds (BA County, Books 1-196, beginning in 1929)
• Indentures (BA County, none listed)
• Renunciations (BA County, Books 1-19, 1803-1922)

The FS number link goes to the original Family Search list. The "Link to local list" provides a simplified (and smaller file) with all the needed info and the extraneous stuff removed, and with the entries put into logical order.