Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a name index to testators in two different series: J0043-92 Record of Wills and Probates, 1665-1787 (a record created by the Prerogative Court and its successor the Court of Probates); and J1043-92 Record of Wills and Probates, 1787-1879 (a record created by the Surrogate Court for New York County). Each entry in this index gives the last and first names of the testator; the year, month, and day the will was proved or recorded; and the liber and page reference. Volumes for letters I-L are missing. A quick comparison of this index to the indexes in sample libers in series J0043-92 and J1043-92 suggests that as many as ten per cent of the wills recorded in those libers were omitted from the present series.