The following is a guide to the probate records for Dearborn County, Indiana available on Ancestry.com in their collection “Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999.” On the right side of the page, choose the county and then record set. The below guide shows the the digital image for the beginning of each book.
Visit the Dearborn County Probate Records page to find online indexes and abstracts available on the Indiana’s Gore website.
Will Books contain all recorded wills.
Probate Order Books contain Probate Court business.
Complete Probate Record Books contain compiled probate records when the probate is closed. It may not contain every probate or all records.
Estate Indexes
| Book | Image Set | Start |
| Estate Index (1826-1952) | Estates Index, 1826-1952 | Image 1 |
| Estate Index (1826-1913) | Index to Estates, 1826-1913 | Image 1 |
| Guardianship Index (1865-1972) | Guardianship Index, 1865-1972 | Image 4 |
Will Books
| Book | Image Set | Start | Index Start | |
| 1824-1832 | Wills, 1824-1832 | Image 3 | Image 5 | |
| 1 (1826-1838) | Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 | Image 1 | Image 160 | |
| 2 (1838-1850) | Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 | Image 171 | Image 176 | |
| 3 (1850-1869) | Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 | Image 382 | Image 388 | |
| 4 (1861-1893) | Will Records, Vol 1-4, 1826-1869 | Image 694 | N/A | |
| 4 Cont. | Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 | Image 3 | See above | |
| 5 (1868-1877) | Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 | Image 134 | Image 140 | |
| 6 (1877-1884) | Will Records, Vol 4, 1865-1893; Will Records; Vol 5, 1868-1877; Will Records, Vol 6, 1877-1882 | Image 492 | Image 498 | |
| 6 Cont. | Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 | Image 3 | See above | |
| 7 (1884-1890) | Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 | Image 102 | Image 107 | |
| 8 (1889-1893) | Will Records, Vol 6, 1882-1884; Will Records; Vol 7, 1884-1890; Will Records, Vol 8, 1889-1893 | Image 411 | Image 417 | |
| 9 (1894-1896) | Will Records, Vol 9, 1894-1896; Will Records; Vol 10, 1897-1900 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 10 (1897-1900) | Will Records, Vol 9, 1894-1896; Will Records; Vol 10, 1897-1900 | Image 315 | Image 322 | |
| 11 (1900-1910) | Will Records, Vol 11, 1900-1910; Will Records; Vol 12, 1910-1919 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 12 (1910-1919) | Will Records, Vol 11, 1900-1910; Will Records; Vol 12, 1910-1919 | Image 320 | Image 325 |
Probate Order Books
| Book | Image Set | Start | Index Start |
| 1 (1826-1834) | Probate Order Book, Vol 1, 1826-1834; Probate Order Book, Vol 2, 1834-1837 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 2 (1834-1837) | Probate Order Book, Vol 1, 1826-1834; Probate Order Book, Vol 2, 1834-1837 | Image 251 | Image 257 |
| 3 (1837-1840) | Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 4 (1840-1844) | Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 | Image 255 | Image 261 |
| 5 (1844-1846) | Probate Order Book, Vol 3-5, 1837-1846 | Image 554 | Image 559 |
| 5 Cont. | Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 | Image 3 | See above |
| 6 (1847-1849) | Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 | Image 210 | Image 216 |
| 7 (1849-1852) | Probate Order Book, Vol 5-7, 1845-1851 | Image 500 | Image 506 |
| 7 Cont. | Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 | Image 3 | See above |
| 1 (1853-1854) | Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 | Image 156 | Image 161 |
| 2 (1855-1857) | Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1851-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1854; Vol 2, 1855-1856 | Image 443 | Image 449 |
| 2 Cont. | Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 | Image 3 | See above |
| 3 (1857-1860) | Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 | Image 90 | Image 96 |
| 4 (1861-1864) | Probate Order Book, Vol 2-4, 1856-1864 | Image 374 | Image 380 |
| 5 (1854-1866) | Probate Order Book, Vol 5, 1864-1866; Probate Order Book, Vol 6, 1867-1869 | Image 3 | Image 8 |
| 6 (1867-1869) | Probate Order Book, Vol 5, 1864-1866; Probate Order Book, Vol 6, 1867-1869 | Image 288 | Image 293 |
| 7 (1869-1871) | Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1869-1871; Probate Order Book, Vol 8, 1872-1874 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 8 (1872-1874) | Probate Order Book, Vol 7, 1869-1871; Probate Order Book, Vol 8, 1872-1874 | Image 314 | Image 319 |
| 9 (1874-1876) | Probate Order Book, Vol 9, 1874-1876; Probate Order Book, Vol 10, 1876-1877 | Image 3 | Image 8 |
| 10 (1876-1877) | Probate Order Book, Vol 9, 1874-1876; Probate Order Book, Vol 10, 1876-1877 | Image 342 | Image 347 |
| 11 (1877-1879) | Probate Order Book, Vol 11, 1877-1879; Probate Order Book, Vol 12, 1879-1880 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 12 (1879-1880) | Probate Order Book, Vol 11, 1877-1879; Probate Order Book, Vol 12, 1879-1880 | Image 354 | Image 360 |
| 13 (1880-1882) | Probate Order Book, Vol 13, 1880-1882; Probate Order Book, Vol 14, 1882-1884 | Image 3 | Image 8 |
| 14 (1882-1884) | Probate Order Book, Vol 13, 1880-1882; Probate Order Book, Vol 14, 1882-1884 | Image 323 | Image 328 |
| 15 (1884-1885) | Probate Order Book, Vol 15, 1884-1885; Probate Order Book, Vol 16, 1885-1887 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 16 (1885-1887) | Probate Order Book, Vol 15, 1884-1885; Probate Order Book, Vol 16, 1885-1887 | Image 313 | Image 319 |
| 17 (1887-1889) | Probate Order Book, Vol 17, 1887-1889; Probate Order Book, Vol 18, 1889-1891 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 18 (1889-1891) | Probate Order Book, Vol 17, 1887-1889; Probate Order Book, Vol 18, 1889-1891 | Image 307 | Image 313 |
| 19 (1891-1892) | Probate Order Book, Vol 19, 1891-1892; Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1892-1893 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 20 (1893-1894) | Probate Order Book, Vol 19, 1891-1892; Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1892-1893 | Image 293 | Image 299 |
| 20 Cont. | Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1893-1894; Probate Order Book, Vol 21, 1894-1896 | Image 3 | See above |
| 21 (1894-1896) | Probate Order Book, Vol 20, 1893-1894; Probate Order Book, Vol 21, 1894-1896 | Image 120 | Image 126 |
| 22 (1896-1898) | Probate Order Book, Vol 22, 1896-1898; Probate Order Book, Vol 23, 1899-1900 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 23 (1899-1900) | Probate Order Book, Vol 22, 1896-1898; Probate Order Book, Vol 23, 1899-1900 | Image 335 | Image 340 |
| 24 (1901-1903) | Probate Order Book, Vol 24, 1901-1903; Probate Order Book, Vol 25, 1903-1906 | Image 3 | Image 8 |
| 25 (1903-1906) | Probate Order Book, Vol 24, 1901-1903; Probate Order Book, Vol 25, 1903-1906 | Image 326 | Image 331 |
| 26 (1906-1908) | Probate Order Book, Vol 26, 1906-1908; Probate Order Book, Vol 27, 1908-1910 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
| 27 (1908-1910) | Probate Order Book, Vol 26, 1906-1908; Probate Order Book, Vol 27, 1908-1910 | Image 326 | Image 331 |
| 28 (1910-1912) | Probate Order Book, Vol 28, 1910-1912; Probate Order Book, Vol 29, 1913-1915 | Image 3 | Image 8 |
| 29 (1913-1915) | Probate Order Book, Vol 28, 1910-1912; Probate Order Book, Vol 29, 1913-1915 | Image 316 | Image 322 |
| 30 (1915-1918) | Probate Order Book, Vol 30, 1915-1918; Complete Probate Record, Vol A, 1826-1835 | Image 3 | Image 9 |
Complete Probate Records
| Book | Image Set | Start | Index Start | |
| A (1826-1835) | Probate Order Book, Vol 30, 1915-1918; Complete Probate Record, Vol A, 1826-1835 | Image 309 | Image 314 | |
| B (1835-1838) | Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| C [E] (1839-1844) | Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 | Image 143 | Image 149 | |
| D (1844-1846) | Complete Probate Record, Vol B, 1835-1838; Vol E, 1839-1844; Vol D, 1844-1845 | Image 459 | Image 464 | |
| D Cont. | Complete Probate Record, Vol D, 1845-1846; Complete Probate Record, Vol E, 1846-1848 | Image 3 | See above | |
| E (1846-1848) | Complete Probate Record, Vol D, 1845-1846; Complete Probate Record, Vol E, 1846-1848 | Image 392 | Image 397 | |
| F (1846-1848) | ||||
| G [H] (1850-1851) | Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| H (1851) | Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 | Image 285 | Image 291 | |
| J (1852) | Complete Probate Record, Vol H, 1850-1851; Vol H, 1851-1851; Vol J, 1852-1852 | Image 604 | Image 610 | |
| J Cont. | Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 | Image 3 | See above | |
| 1848-1853 | Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 | Image 95 | Image 101 | |
| 1 (1853-1858) | Complete Probate Record, Vol J, 1852-1852; Vol 1, 1853-1858 | Image 408 | Image 413 | |
| 2 (1858-1862) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1858-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1863-1867 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 3 (1863-1867) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1858-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1863-1867 | Image 336 | Image 341 | |
| 4 (1865-1871) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 5 (1867-1868) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 | Image 157 | Image 162 | |
| 6 (1869-1871) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1864-1871; Vol 5, 1867-1868; Vol 6, 1869-1871 | Image 294 | Image 299 | |
| 7 (1875-1876) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1875-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 1, 1853-1854 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 1 (1853-1854) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1875-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 1, 1853-1854 | Image 318 | Image 323 | |
| 2 (1854-1854) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1854-1854; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1854-1855 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 3 (1854-1855) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 2, 1854-1854; Complete Probate Record, Vol 3, 1854-1855 | Image 355 | Image 360 | |
| 4 (1856-1857) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 4, 1856-1857 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 5 (1857-1859) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 5, 1857-1859; Complete Probate Record, Vol 6, 1859-1861 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 6 (1859-1861) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 5, 1857-1859; Complete Probate Record, Vol 6, 1859-1861 | Image 374 | ||
| 7 (1861-1862) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1861-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 8, 1860-1863 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 8 (1860-1863) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 7, 1861-1862; Complete Probate Record, Vol 8, 1860-1863 | Image 317 | Image 322 | |
| 9 (1864) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 9, 1864-1864; Complete Probate Record, Vol 10, 1864-1866 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 10 (1864-1866) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 9, 1864-1864; Complete Probate Record, Vol 10, 1864-1866 | Image 314 | Image 319 | |
| 1866-1867 | Complete Probate Record, 1866-1867 | Image 4 | Image 9 | |
| 11 (1867-1868) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 12 (1868-1869) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 | Image 262 | Image 267 | |
| 13 (1869-1873) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 11, 1867-1868; Vol 12, 1868-1869; Vol 13, 1869-1873 | Image 377 | Image 384 | |
| 14 (1871-1876) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 14, 1871-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 15, 1876-1879 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 15 (1876-1879) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 14, 1871-1876; Complete Probate Record, Vol 15, 1876-1879 | Image 317 | Image 322 | |
| 16 (1880-1883) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 16, 1880-1883; Complete Probate Record, Vol 17, 1883-1884 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 17 (1883-1884) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 16, 1880-1883; Complete Probate Record, Vol 17, 1883-1884 | Image 309 | Image 314 | |
| 18 (1883-1892) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 18, 1883-1892; Complete Probate Record, Vol 19, 1883-1889 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 19 (1883-1889) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 18, 1883-1892; Complete Probate Record, Vol 19, 1883-1889 | Image 311 | Image 316 | |
| 20 (1886-1890) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 20, 1886-1890; Complete Probate Record, Vol 21, 1892-1894 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 21 (1892-1894) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 20, 1886-1890; Complete Probate Record, Vol 21, 1892-1894 | Image 325 | Image 330 | |
| 22 (1889-1898) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 22, 1889-1898; Complete Probate Record, Vol 23, 1894-1897 | Image 3 | Image 8 | |
| 23 (1894-1897) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 22, 1889-1898; Complete Probate Record, Vol 23, 1894-1897 | Image 287 | Image 292 | |
| 24 (1897-1901) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 24, 1897-1901; Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1892-1899 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 25 (1892-1900) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 24, 1897-1901; Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1892-1899 | Image 311 | Image 316 | |
| 25 Cont. | Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 26, 1901-1903 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 26 (1901-1903) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 25, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 26, 1901-1903 | Image 325 | Image 331 | |
| 27 (1897-1900) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 27, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 28, 1900-1904 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 28 (1900-1904) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 27, 1897-1900; Complete Probate Record, Vol 28, 1900-1904 | Image 307 | Image 312 | |
| 29 (1903-1906) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 | Image 3 | Image 9 | |
| 30 (1905-1906) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 | Image 188 | Image 194 | |
| 31 [32] (1908-1914) | Complete Probate Record, Vol 29, 1903-1906; Vol 30, 1905-1906; Vol 32, 1908-1914 | Image 505 | Image 511 |
Other Records
| Book | Image Set | Start | Index Start |
| Probate Records (1872-1910) | Probate Records | Image 3 | Image 5 |
| Coroners Inquest Vol 3 (Part of) | Coroners Inquest, Vol 3, 1919-1937 | Image 3 | N/A |
| Probate Court (1826-1833) | Probate Court, 1826-1833 | Image 1 | Image 4 |