Title: Wisconsin. County Court (Brown County): Probate Record Books
Inclusive Dates: 1821-1900

Creator:

• Wisconsin. County Court (Brown County)

Call Number: Brown Series 177

Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 2 volumes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library / Green Bay Area Research Ctr. (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Record of court actions in estate and guardianship cases heard before the Judge of Probate Michigan Territory, and later the judge of the County Court. Record books give of brief history of each action or proceeding, minute books give a brief summary of the open court proceedings, order books provide motions and orders given in each case, and the record of guardians contain guardianship appointments.

Note:

Volumes A, C, H, and the Court Journal include a name index.

Language: English

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The volume titled “Journal” contains orders and court findings.

The first case in Volume A, 1821- 1847 is that of Colonel John Bowyer, agent of Indian Affairs; the volume contains cases of many early settlers including members of the Dousman and Grignon families.

Volume C records actions in which guardians were appointed for racially mixed children according to the terms of the 1836 treaty between the United States and the Menominee Nation.

Rough chronological order with some overlap.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: C1989/109, C1989/110, C1989/111

Brown Series 177 Box   1 Volume   A	Record book, 1821-1847
Box   1 Volume   B	Minute book, 1824-1851
Box   1 Volume   C	Record of Guardians, 1837-1843
Box   1 Volume   D	Record of orders and minutes, 1851-1854
Box   2 Volume   E	Claims, 1852-1876
Box   2 Volume   F	Record of orders, 1856-1858
Box   2 Volume   G	Minute and order book, 1855-1856
Box   2 Volume   H	Estates and Guardianships, 1859-1871
Box   2	Claims of creditors [on estates], 1852-1871
Volume	Record book, 1846-1849
Volume	Journal, 1850-1900