Probate records take 4 different forms. Will books record wills that have been approved and probated. Order Books give the day to day court proceedings of the Probate Court. Complete Record Books contain the full record of settled estates. Packets contain all the loose papers filed to the Probate Court.

Read more about Indiana probate records.

Learn more what records, indexes and abstracts are available for Franklin County, Indiana:

• Probate Order Books
• Probate Complete Record Books
• Probate Packets were not been microfilmed or digitized. They are available at the Franklin County Courthouse.
• Wills

Additional probate records may be found in court records and land records.

Online Indexes:

• Franklin County Probate Order Book Indexes, 1811-1922
• Franklin County Probate Complete Record Indexes, 1830-1869
• Franklin County Will Index, 1813-1936

Digital Images:

• Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 (Ancestry.com with subscription)

Family Search Microfilm:

• Probate Order Books, 1811-1920
• Probate Complete Record Books, 1830-1869
• Wills, 1813-1925
• Inventories, 1811-1831
• Partitions, 1860-1872
• Fee Book, 1831-1839