Minnesota, Will Records, 1849-1985
This project was indexed in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society. Name indexes of the Probate Court will books for the counties of the state and territory of Minnesota. Some testators who resided outside of Minnesota recorded their wills in these Probate Courts. Three Minnesota counties are not in this collection: Hennepin, Marshall, and St. Louis.
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Minnesota, Will Records
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What is in This Collection?
The collection contains index & images of will books created by the probate court for the counties of the territory and state of Minnesota. Some testators who resided outside of Minnesota recorded their wills in these probate courts. The counties of Hennepin, Marshall, and St. Louis are not in this collection.
This project was indexed in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society. You may request copies of the records on the Will Book Record Request page. There is a fee for this service.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Testator's name
- Spouse's name
- Heirs names and residences
- Executor, administrator, or guardians names
- Witnesses names
- Residence of testator
- Dates of creation, registration and administration
Collection Content
Inventory
Records from the following counties and dates are included in this collection.
- Atkin, 1884-1979
- Anoka, 1861-1971
- Becker, 1908-1981
- Beltrami, 1897-1981
- Benton, 1851-1977
- Big Stone, 1886-1984
- Blue Earth, 1858-1962
- Brown, 1858-1965
- Carlton,1880-1981
- Carver, 1857-1981
- Cass, 1900-1971
- Chippewa, 1873-1980
- Chisago, 1810-1962
- Clay,1817-1981
- Clearwater,1902-1982
- Cook, 1884-1982
- Cottonwood, 1883-1981
- Crow Wing,1878-1967
- Dakota, 1858-1966
- Dodge, 1859-1982
- Douglas, 1867-1982
- Faribault,1858-1982
- Fillmore, 1858-1965
- Freeborn, 1857-1974
- Goodhue, 1860-1982
- Grant, 1884-1955
- Houston, 1856-1952
- Hubbard, 1882-1981
- Isanti, 1875-1973
- Itasca, 1898-1918
- Jackson, 1880-1918
- Kanabec, 1885-1918
- Kandiyohi, 1889-1918
- Kittson, 1882-1918
- Koochiching, 1907-1918
- Lac Qui Parle, 1876-1918
- Lake, 1890-1918
- Lake of the Woods, 1858-1962
- Le Sueur, 1918
- Lincoln, 1885-1918
- Lyon, 1884-1918
- Mahnomen, 1907-1918
- Martin, 1869-1918
- McLeod, 1864-1980
- Meeker, 1864-1981
- Mille Lacs, 1882-1982
- Morrison, 1875-1982
- Mower, 1857-1970
- Murray, 1875-1980
- Nicollet, 1858-1960
- Nobles, 1880-1982
- Norman, 1882-1982
- Olmstead, 1855-1964
- Otter Tail, 1875-1983
- Pennington, 1911-1982
- Pine, 1872-1942
- Polk, 1882-1982
- Pope, 1872-1982
- Ramsey, 1849-1887
- Red Lake, 1897-1951
- Redwood, 1898-1981
- Renville, 1873-1976
- Rice,1857-1980
- Rock, 1879-1984
- Roseau, 1897-1967
- Scott,1857-1970
- Sherburne, 1858-1959
- Sibley,1857-1982
- Stearns,1864-1982
- Steele, 1858-1984
- Stevens, 1858-1962
- Swift, 1881-1982
- Todd,1872-1975
- Traverse, 1882-1979
- Wabasha, 1856-1974
- Wadena, 1918-1979
- Waseca, 1886-1979
- Washington, 1849-1965
- Watonwan, 1895-1981
- Wilkin, 1887-1982
- Winona, 1856-1971
- Wright, 1866-1982
- Yellow Medicine, 1882-1985
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Minnesota Historical Society
"Minnesota, Will Records, 1849-1985." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 December 2025. Citing Probate Court. Historical Society, St. Paul.
