The four titles reproduced here were originally published
by the Genealogical Publishing Company and reference
approximately 134,000 individuals who were authors of
or mentioned in a will or inventory. Ranging from abstracts
to full, unabridged texts of wills, these probate records can
help you gain an understanding of North Carolina's
industrial and social life by giving you insights about its
citizens and their property. Probates, such as those indexed
and collected here, are especially valuable because they
often provide details not only property held by a person
but on the nature of that person's relationships with family
and friends.
