Franklin County Probate Records
Tennessee17 probate estates opened in Franklin County, Tennessee in the last 30 days, 4 of them this week. 0 are still inside the creditors’ window.
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4 new in the last 7 days
Data as of
| Decedent | Case number | Claims deadline | Personal representative | Attorney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First publishedYesterday4 estates | ||||
| Roger Dean Bultena | Not printed | Not set | With an account | With an account |
| Patricia Ann Perry | Not printed | Not set | With an account | With an account |
| Mark Brandon Davis | Not printed | Not set | With an account | With an account |
| Richard Allen Wittel | Not printed | Not set | With an account | With an account |
| First published8 days ago1 estate | ||||
| Edward Smallwood | Not printed | Not set | With an account | With an account |
12 more estates
See all 17 estates in Franklin County, TN
17 in the last 30 days
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Franklin County probate activity
- This week
- 4
- New estates, last 7 days
- Claims open
- 0
- None closing within 14 days
- Death to notice
- 55d
- Median, across 17 notices
- With an attorney
- 100%
- 17 name a personal rep.
Data as of
Where Franklin County estates are filed
Chancery Court of Franklin County, Tennessee
The court file, with the will and the letters of administration, is kept by the clerk. Each record here carries the case number to ask for.
What a Franklin County record includes
Each record is one estate, folded from every printing of its notices, with these fields wherever the court’s notice states them. A field the notice left out says so rather than showing a guess.
- Decedent's name, and any name they were also known as
- Court, county and case number
- Date of death and last residence, where the notice prints them
- Date first published and the creditors' claims deadline
- Personal representatives, with the mailing address printed
- The estate's attorney, with phone, email and bar number where printed
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How many estates each list holds is public, and the newest five on each list show the decedent, case number and deadline. Who is handling each estate, and the rest of the list, open with an account. See a complete sample record or compare plans.
Working a Franklin County probate lead
Catch the estate when it opens
4 estates in Franklin County first published a notice this week. An alert brings each new one to you the morning after it runs.
Check what the estate holds
Look the decedent up in the county's property records by name and last residence. A house in the name of the deceased is the lead; an estate with no real property usually is not.
Reach the right person, respectfully
The personal representative has authority over the estate's property, and the attorney is usually the cleanest first contact. Write a short letter, mention the estate by case number, and expect a family in mourning.
Mind the window
A sale of estate property usually waits on the court or the will's terms. Ask the attorney what the estate needs before you make an offer.
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For a Franklin County estate
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- How the records are builtHow published notices become one estate record, what each field means, and what we cannot see.
About Franklin County probate records
How many probate estates are opened in Franklin County?
17 estates in Franklin County, Tennessee first published a probate notice in the last 30 days, and 17 in the last 90. We hold 17 estate records from the county in all. That makes it the busiest of the 17 Tennessee counties we cover.
How do I look up Franklin County probate records?
Probate cases in Franklin County are filed with the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Tennessee. We hold 17 estate records for Franklin County, built from its published probate notices, the newest first published on October 29, 2026. Search Franklin County by the decedent's name or the case number; the full court file stays with the Franklin County clerk.
When is the creditors' deadline on a Franklin County estate?
We have not yet read Tennessee's creditor-claim statute, so Franklin County records carry no claims deadline. 0 estates in Franklin County are still inside that window.
How long after a death does a Franklin County estate appear?
Across the 17 Franklin County notices that print a date of death, the median gap from the death to the first notice is 55 days, so a new Franklin County estate is usually a death from about 8 weeks ago, and the house, if there is one, is often still undecided.
Do Franklin County records include the personal representative and attorney?
100% of Franklin County estates name a personal representative with the mailing address the notice prints, and 100% name the estate's attorney, usually with a phone number and email. Both open with an account on any Franklin County record; a field the notice did not print is left out rather than guessed.