- The Wills should be filed in the Conveyance/Deed Records. Probate records are techinically civil records and you wouldn’t be able to file anthing there unless you opened a new suit.
- Yes, a landman should check the probate records but it is always a good idea to file a copy of the Will in the Conveyance/Deed records as well.
As stated already you should file certified copies of the Probate documents for your grandfather, grandmother and mother, and a certified copy of the gift deed from your mother in each county. You can also file an affidavit with you and your brothers current contact information in each county so you are easy to find.