Estate Administration Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
The following list of Carter County Estate Administration records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links.
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Administrator’s Bonds & Letters
Note: These volumes contain overlapping date ranges.
| Volume Number |
Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| 1 / A | Dec. 1865 – June 1876 (Both are labeled Volume 1 on Peters’ list; TSLA list numbers this volume “A”) |
51 | Link |
| 1 | Aug. 1876 – Oct. 1924 (Both are labeled Volume 1) |
51 | Link |
| 2 | Oct. 1924 – Apr. 1938 [sic] TSLA list Book 2 ends May 1938 |
51 | Link |
| 3 | June 1938 – Mar. 1951 | 52 | Link |
| 4 | Mar. 1951 – Nov. 1959 | 52 | Link |
| 5 | Nov. 1959 – Apr. 1964 | 52 | Link |
| 6 | Apr. 1964 – Nov. 1968 | 52 | Link |
| 7 | Nov. 1968 – May 1973 [sic] TSLA list has conflicting dates for Book 7 |
52 A-16,337 |
Link |
| 8 | June 1972 – Feb. 1976 note beginning/ending date variance Books 7 & 8 |
A-16,337 | Link |
| 9 | Mar. 1976 – Mar. 1980 TSLA list Book 9 ends Sep. 1976 |
A-16,337 | Link |
| 10 | Mar. 1980 – July 1985 | A-16,454 | Link |
| 11 | 1985 – 1991 | Link |
Administrator’s Settlements
Note: These volumes contain overlapping date ranges.
| Volume Number |
Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| 1879 [sic] – Feb. 1936 TSLA list start date Aug. 1886 |
94 | Link | |
| 1 | 1933 [sic] – 1957 TSLA list dates for unnumbered Book May 1936 – Feb. 1957 |
94 | Link |
| 3 | Mar. 1957 – Apr. 1969 TSLA list dates Books 3-4 Mar. 1957 – Mar. 1970 |
95 | Link |
| 4 | Nov. 1967 – Apr. 1978 TSLA list dates possible discrepancy |
95 A-16,338 |
Link |
| 5 | 1975 – 1983 TSLA list Book 5 end date Sep. 1976 |
A-16,338 | Link |
| 6 TSLA list Vol. 9 |
May 1983 – 1995 | A-16,455 | Link |
| 7 & 8? | No information on Peters’ list or TSLA list |
Executor’s Bonds & Letters
Peters’ Note: These volumes contain overlapping date ranges.
TNGenWeb reviewer’s note in 2023: TSLA list and the Peters’ list have discrepancies
| Volume Number |
Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| 1854 – 1878 | not in TSLA list | Link | |
| Mar. 1878 – ? | 53 | Link | |
| 1879 – Oct. 1942 | 53 | Link | |
| 1866 – 1896 | not clear in TSLA list | Link | |
| June 1894 – Mar. 1903 | 53? | Link | |
| 1907 – 1935 | 53? | Link | |
| Nov. 1935 – June 1954 | 53 | Link | |
| 2 | July 1954 – ? | 53 | Link |
| 3 | ? – Mar. 1970 | 53 | Link |
| 4 | Aug. 1977 – | A-16,464 | Link |
| 5 | ? – Apr. 1991 | A-16,464 | Link |
Executor’s Settlements
Note: These volumes contain overlapping date ranges.
| Volume Number |
Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| July 1879 – Apr. 1946 | 96 | Link | |
| Feb. 1943 [sic] – Jan. [sic] 1970 TSLA list dates Feb. 1946 – Mar. 1970 |
96 | Link | |
| 3 | Mar. 1970 – Aug. 1978 TSLA list end date Sep. 1976 |
A-16,337 | Link |
| Oct. 1978 – Feb. 1984 TSLA list begin date Nov. 1978 |
A-16,455 | Link | |
| 1 | 1984 – 1994 Not on TSLA list |
Link | |
Administrator’s & Executor’s Claims
| Volume Number |
Volume Title |
Volume Date Span |
TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| 1 | Administrators & Executors – Record of Claims | 1939 – 1956 TSLA list start date June 1939; Book 1 ends Mar. 1970 |
56 | Link |
| 2 | Administrators & Executors – Record of Claims, Book 2 | 1966 – Apr. 1971 TSLA list Book 2 dates Mar. 1970 – Sep. 1976 |
A-16.333 | Link |
| Probate Docket & Claims Record, Vol. 3 | 1971 – May 1984 | Link | ||
| Probate Docket & Claims Record, Vol. 3 | 1984 – 1994 | Link |
Inventories of Estates
| Volume Number |
Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| Carter County Record of Inventories (no number) |
May 1858 – Nov. 1876 TSLA list does not contain this volume |
Link | |
| TSLA Number 1 | Jan. 1839 – Feb. 1918 | 58 | Link |
| 1 | Mar. 1878 – June 1954 | Link | |
| 2 | July 1954 – Feb. 1970 | Link | |
| 3 | Oct. 1969 – Aug. 1977 | Link | |
| 4 | Aug. 1977 – Mar. 1985 | Link | |
| 5 | Mar. 1985 – Apr. 1991 | Link | |
Insolvent Estates
| Volume Title |
Volume Date Span |
TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| Accounts of Insolvent Estates | Mar. 1889 – Jan. 1936 | Link |
Miscellaneous
| Volume Title |
Volume Date Span |
TSLA Film No. |
FamilySearch Catalogue |
| Estate Claims | 1921 – 1923 | Link | |
| Estate Settlements | 1890 – 1892 | Link | |
| Inheritance Tax | 1923 – 1929 | Link | |
| Settlement Book | 1870 – 1892 | Link | |
| Settlement Book – List of Executors, Administrators, Guardians (also Merchant & other privileges | 1876 – 1907 | Link |