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Franklin County Probate Records

Images of Wills and Estates, Volume 1, 1787 to 1838

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Franklin Map

Franklin County was created in 1779 and was taken from the southern half of Bute County, which is now extinct. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. Later on in 1787 part of Wake County went to Franklin and again in 1875 and 1881 lands from Granville and Vance Counties. The county seat is Louisburg, North Carolina.