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Resources

Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York FamilySearch Library or Ancestry.com ($) Also available online:

SAMPUBCO indexes (1665-1825). Courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
Sawyer, Ray C. Index of Wills for New York County (New York City) from 1662-1850. New York: unknown, 1990. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Sawyer, Ray C. Index of Wills for New York County, New York from 1851 to 1875, Inclusive. unknown, 1950-1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Sawyer, Ray C. Abstract of Wills Probated in the Common Pleas Court: Also Known as Mayor's Court, 1819-1892: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1821-1829: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1847-1856: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1856-1870, All of New York County, New York City, N.Y. unknown, 1989. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Scott, Kenneth. "Appointment of Guardians, Mayor's Court, New York City," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 56 (1968):51-54. FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 56 (1968).