Bill, would you believe WORD crashed on my file? I gotta open it but I'm scared. So I did a check over at LDS. Under PA ALlegheny Probates we got this item: Orphans' court dockets, 1789-1905 Authors Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Allegheny County) (Main Author) Notes Microfilm of the original records at the City County Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each volume has an index. Subjects Pennsylvania, Allegheny - Probate records Pennsylvania, Allegheny - Guardianship Format Manuscript (On Film) Language English Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971 Physical 90 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. References (Indexed In) Estate index 1788-1971 ; Proceedings index 1788-1971 -------------- 90 film is a lot. Check Record of deaths, 1874-1903, of those who died leaving estates probated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Authors Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills (Main Author) Notes Microfilm of original records in the Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indexes appear at the front of each volume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sworn statements by informants giving the name of deceased, date of death, and residence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The records are arranged by date of registration with the Register of Wills. The deaths may have occurred a few days to a year before being registered. Even these are filmed: Will packets or files, 1789-1917 Authors Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills (Main Author) Notes Microfilm of original files at the City and County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To use this record, consult the Estate index which gives the vol. number in the Proceedings index. These will packets are listed under the deceased's name as WB (will book). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A transcript of v. 1-59 of will packets may be found in author-title catalog under: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills. Will books 1789-1917. ----- Wills and administrations are published: Abstracts of wills and administrations of Allegheny County, registered at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1789-1800, 1803-1813 Wood, Mary Ellison ----\ Under indexes, you got this one: Estate index 1788-1971 ; Proceedings index 1788-1971 Authors Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills (Main Author) Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Allegheny County) (Added Author) Notes Microfilm of the original records at the City-County Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are indexes to the records of the Register of Wills and Orphans' Court. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Locate the name of the deceased in the Estate index which also gives the death date, residence, personal representative; volume, page and block numbers of the Proceedings index in which to locate the records processed. Some records are: AC, account; AD, CC letters of administration; AU, audit; BD, letters of administration; G1, guardian inventory; IN, inventory and app.; OC, guardian appt., Orphan Court?; R1, receipt, release; RD, record of death; RG, citation; TR, trust account; WB, will book; etc. Subjects Pennsylvania, Allegheny - Probate records - Indexes Pennsylvania, Allegheny - Vital records - Indexes Format Manuscript (On Film) Language English Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971 Physical 85 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. References (Indexes) Will books, 1789-1917 (Indexes) Orphans' court dockets, 1789-1905 (Indexes) Record of deaths, 1874-1903, of those who died leaving estates probated in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Indexes) Will packets or files, 1789-1917 (Indexes) Delayed birth record dockets, filed 1941-1971 ----------------- Anyway, anyone leaving an estate that got probated in the county is in the above index even if theyd didn't leave a will. Linda Merle who must now go deal with WORD.... ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net