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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 wills, grants of administration, and (prior to ca. 1710) inventories and accounts of decedent estates.
These documents were recorded and maintained by New York Colony's Prerogative Court and then by the State Court of Probates.
Many of the wills were made by widows; several executors were women; some wills bequeathed slaves; and Dutch wills sometimes
had English translations. Volumes before 1700 also include other records such as governor, council, and criminal proceedings;
marriage licenses, and coroner's inquests.
Creator:
Title:
Record of wills and probates
Quantity:
18.6 cubic feet
Quantity:
40 volume(s)
Quantity:
15 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1665-1822
Series Number:
J0043
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