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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records]]'' | ||
Wills in England are often used by Americans to trace the origins of their colonial ancestors. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, several scholars read Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills seeking references to American colonists. Genealogists are now investigating other probate courts for | Wills in England are often used by Americans to trace the origins of their colonial ancestors. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, several scholars read Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills seeking references to American colonists, including Henry F. Waters and Lothrop Withington. Later, Peter Wilson Coldham made extensive searches. Genealogists are now investigating other probate courts for such references. Here is a list of wills that have been read: | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
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*'''1643''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94110}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | *'''1643''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94110}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | ||
*'''1645-1656''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94111}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | *'''1645-1656''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94111}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | ||
*'''1665''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 32, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94112}}. Read by Leslie Mahler.<ref name="tg">Mahler, Leslie. "American Colonists in English Wills," ''The Genealogist,'' 17 (2003):167-174.</ref> | *'''1665''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 32, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94112}}. Read by Leslie Mahler.<ref name="tg">Mahler, Leslie. "American Colonists in English Wills," ''The Genealogist,'' 17 (2003):167-174.</ref> | ||
*'''1666-1670''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 33, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94113}}. Read by Leslie Mahler.<ref name="tg"/> | *'''1666-1670''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 33, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94113}}. Read by Leslie Mahler.<ref name="tg" /> | ||
=== Middlesex === | === Middlesex === | ||
*'''1622-1636''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Camden, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | *'''1622-1636''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Camden, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | ||
*'''1636-1642''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Todd, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | *'''1636-1642''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Todd, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | ||
*'''1660-1667''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Smith, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | *'''1660-1667''' - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Smith, {{FHL|301007|item|disp=FHL film 94257}}. Read by Leslie Mahler. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:England_Probate_Records]] | [[Category:England_Probate_Records]] | ||