I have a Probate records microfilm at my local FHC which dates from 1818, so they would go back at least that far. I'm not sure that they go back any earlier than that, though. Alice Allen Researching Good & Rinebolt/Rinebold/Reinbold etc. in Perry Co.) *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/10/02 at 9:51 AM WilsonD212@aol.com wrote: >Do court records in Perry County go back to before 1821? My gggf's >father >died then, leaving his family "without patrimony". It seems likely that >there might have been some sort of guardianship or probate record for the >family. There would have been at least two minor children, possibly more, >at >the time. > >Wilson DeCamp >Vienna, VA > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >*** Perry County, Ohio Resources: *** >Perry Co. Ohio USGenWeb: http://www.perrygenealogy.net/ >Genealogy & Historical Info for Perry Co.: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/tefishermain.htm >OhioBicentennial.com: http://www.ohiobicentennial.com/

Before that you would have to check Fairfield or Muskingum depending on what side of Perry you were interested in. Barbara At 09:32 AM 2/10/02 -0800, you wrote: >I have a Probate records microfilm at my local FHC which dates from 1818, >so they would go back at least that far. I'm not sure that they go back >any earlier than that, though. > >Alice Allen >Researching Good & Rinebolt/Rinebold/Reinbold etc. in Perry Co.)