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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of the record of wills proved before the Chancellor of the State Court of Chancery. A law of 1830 required
that wills in which the witnesses resided out of state or which were filed with a foreign or out-of-state court or government
office be proved in the Court of Chancery. A will would normally have been proved in county surrogate's court during the 1830s
and 1840s.
Creator:
Title:
Record of foreign and out-of-state wills proved
Quantity:
1 cubic foot
3 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1830-1848
Series Number:
J0040
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