I am sorry Wesley but that is wrong. Before 1800 no one but Native Americans lived in this area. It was around 1804-6 that the first white people came into Madison Co from southern TN and it was not an approved move. They were not here legally and thus no records were kept.
The earliest record on these books that I see is 1812. If you will go to this site, you will see what records remained in the Probate Court that have been available to the public for years. These are housed in the Madison County Record Room at the Huntsville Public Library.
This web page is what is availble in the Probate office. http://madisoncountyal.gov/probate/?page_id=76
Anything prior to May 1, 1991 will be found in the Madison County Record Room at the library.
The list of the records that have been or are being returned can be found at this site.
http://localtvwhnt.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/inventory-list.pdf
Deeds begin at 1818
Circuit Court records in 1811
Miscellaneous Circuit records do extend into the early 1900s
Almost all of these records are in the 1800s.
The Mississippi Territory was created in 1798. And many of those records can be found in Nashville. The state of Mississippi was formed in 1817 and the state of Alabama in 1819. So these very early years of our area, are priceless to have the records returned.
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Concentrates on before 1800, but includes some up to 1900.
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What time period is covered, please?
Cynthia McDaniel
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] New Book: Virginia's Lost Wills: An Index
The subject new book is now available and is a result of collecting for over
a decade of references to "lost" wills. For the study a lost record was
considered in two ways: first, as an item from a location where court
records have been destroyed, and second for records that are found in
unexpected places-oftentimes far from their point of origin. Also included
are references to abstracts or transcripts of wills found in periodicals.
Numerous sources were consulted as detailed on four pages of introductory
notes. Many will references are from chancery suits found in the Library of
Virginia's chancery records project and might be also found online at the
Library's website. 240 pp., paper, perfect-bound, alphabetical, $35.00
postpaid. Copies may be ordered from the compiler at the address below.
Libraries may invoice.
Wesley E. Pippenger
Little Egypt
P.O. Box 309
515 Faulconer Circle
Tappahannock, VA 22560
home: (804) 443-3482
email: [log in to unmask]
web: www.wesleypippenger.com
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