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 ''[[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, including Henry F. Waters and Lothrop Withington. Later, Peter Wilson Coldham made extensive searches. Leslie Mahler is currently investigating other probate courts for such references. Here is a list of wills that have been read:
+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, Lothrop Withington, H. Henry Lea, and J.R. Hutchinson. Later, Peter Wilson Coldham made extensive searches. Leslie Mahler is currently investigating other probate courts for such references. Here is a list of wills that have been read:
 === Prerogative Court of Canterbury  ===
-=== Bedfordshire ===
+=== Bedfordshire  ===
 *'''1595-1600''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Box 11, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066796}}. LM.
 *'''1600-1605''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 12-13, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066797}}. LM.
 *'''1605-1609''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 13-14, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066798}}. LM.
 *'''1609-1612''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 15-16, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066799}}. LM.
 *'''1612-1616''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 16-17, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066800}}. LM.
 *'''1616-1618''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 17-18, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066801}}. LM.
 *'''1618-1621''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 18-19, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066802}}. LM.
 *'''1620-1624''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 20-21, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066803}}. LM.
 *'''1624-1627''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 21-22, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066804}}. LM.
 *'''1627-1631''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 22-23, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066805}}. LM.
 *'''1631-1635''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 23-24, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066806}}. LM.
 *'''1634-1638''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 24-25, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066807}}. LM.
 *'''1638-1640''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 26-27, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066801}}. LM.
 *'''1640-1644''' - Archdeaconry Court of Bedford, Original Wills, Boxes 27-28, {{FHL|221664|item|disp=1066809}}. LM.
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 *'''1643''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94110}}. LM.<ref name="tg2" />
 *'''1644-1646''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 30, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94111}}. LM.<ref name="tg2" />
 *'''1660-1664''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 31, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94111}}. LM.
 *'''1665''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 32, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94112}}. LM.<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}}. LM.<ref name="tg" />
 *'''1670-1673''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 34, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94114}}. LM.
 *'''1673-1676''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 35, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94115}}. LM.
 *'''1677-1679''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 36, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94116}}. LM.
 *'''1679-1682''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 37, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94117}}. LM.
 *'''1682-1684''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 38, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94118}}. LM.
 *'''1684-1685''' - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 39, {{FHL|283866|item|disp=FHL film 94119}}. LM.