Wayne County Probate Records
SourceProbate record searches are available for most records microfilmed by the Family History Library (shown below). Visit the Record Searches page for details.
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 Wayne County, Indiana:
- Probate Order Books
- Probate Complete Record Books
- Probate Packets were not been microfilmed or digitized. They are available at the Wayne County Courthouse.
- Wills
Additional probate records may be found in court records and land records.
Online:
- Wayne County Will Index, 1812-1923
- Wayne County Probate Order Book Index, 1815-1921
- Wayne County Complete Probate Record Index, 1829-1902
- Real estate partitions, 1857-1874
- Real estate partitions, 1881-1904
Digital Images:
- Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 (Ancestry.com with subscription)
Family History Library Microfilm:
- Probate Order Books, 1818-1921
- Probate Complete Record Books, 1829-1902
- Wills, 1812-1920
- Partition records, 1857-1905
- Probate real estate record, 1872-1899