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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: | 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 === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
1574-1641 | 1574-1641 | ||
*'''1574''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 56 (Martyn), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91952}}. LM. | *'''1574''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 56 (Martyn), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91952}}. LM. | ||
*'''1575-1576''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 57 (Pyckering), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91953-91954}}. LM. | *'''1575-1576''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 57 (Pyckering), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91953-91954}}. LM. | ||
*'''1576''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 58 (Carew), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91955}}. LM. | *'''1576''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 58 (Carew), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91955}}. LM. | ||
*'''1577''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 59 (Daughtry), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91956}}. LM. | *'''1577''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 59 (Daughtry), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91956}}. LM. | ||
*'''1578''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 60 (Langley), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91957}}. LM. | *'''1578''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 60 (Langley), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91957}}. LM. | ||
*'''1579''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 61 (Bakon), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91958}}. LM. | *'''1579''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 61 (Bakon), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91958}}. LM. | ||
*'''1580''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 62 (Arundell), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91959-91960}}. LM. | *'''1580''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 62 (Arundell), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91959-91960}}. LM. | ||
*'''1581''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 63 (Darcy), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91961}}. LM. | *'''1581''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 63 (Darcy), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91961}}. LM. | ||
*'''1582''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 64 (Tirwhite), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91962-91963}}. LM. | *'''1582''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 64 (Tirwhite), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91962-91963}}. LM. | ||
*'''1583''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 65 (Rowe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91964}}. LM. | *'''1583''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 65 (Rowe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91964}}. LM. | ||
*'''1583-1584''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 66 (Butts), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91965}}. LM. | *'''1583-1584''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 66 (Butts), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91965}}. LM. | ||
*'''1584''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 67 (Watson), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91966}}. LM. | *'''1584''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 67 (Watson), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91966}}. LM. | ||
*'''1585''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 68 (Brudenell), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91967-91968}}. LM. | *'''1585''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 68 (Brudenell), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91967-91968}}. LM. | ||
*'''1586''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 69 (Windsor), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91969-91970}}. LM. | *'''1586''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 69 (Windsor), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91969-91970}}. LM. | ||
*'''1587''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 70 (Spencer), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91971}}. LM. | *'''1587''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 70 (Spencer), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91971}}. LM. | ||
*'''1587''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 71 (Spencer), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91972}}. LM. | *'''1587''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 71 (Spencer), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91972}}. LM. | ||
*'''1588''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 72 (Rutland), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91973-91974}}. LM. | *'''1588''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 72 (Rutland), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91973-91974}}. LM. | ||
*'''1588-1589''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 73 (Leicester), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91975-91976}}. LM. | *'''1588-1589''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 73 (Leicester), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91975-91976}}. LM. | ||
*'''1588-1589''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 74 (Leicester), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91977-91978}}. LM. | *'''1588-1589''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 74 (Leicester), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91977-91978}}. LM. | ||
*'''1590''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 75-76 (Drury), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91979-91980}}. LM. | *'''1590''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 75-76 (Drury), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91979-91980}}. LM. | ||
*'''1591''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 77 (Sainberbe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91981-91982}}. LM. | *'''1591''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 77 (Sainberbe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91981-91982}}. LM. | ||
*'''1591''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 78 (Sainberbe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91983}}. LM. | *'''1591''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 78 (Sainberbe), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91983}}. LM. | ||
*'''1592''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 79 (Harrington), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91984-91985}}. LM. | *'''1592''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 79 (Harrington), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91984-91985}}. LM. | ||
*'''1592''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 80 (Harrington), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91986-91987}}. LM. | |||
*'''1593''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 81 (Nevelle), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91988}}. LM. | |||
*'''1593''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 82 (Nevelle), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91989-91990}}. LM. | |||
*'''1594''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 83 (Dixy), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91991-91992}}. LM. | |||
*'''1595''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 85 (Scott), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91993}}. LM. | |||
*'''1595''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 86 (Scott), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL film 91994}}. LM. | |||
*'''1596''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 87 (Drake), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91995}}. LM. | |||
*'''1596''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 88 (Drake), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91996}}. LM. | |||
*'''1597''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 89 (Cobham), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91997-91998}}. LM. | |||
*'''1597''' - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, v. 90 (Cobham), {{FHL|295797|item|disp=FHL films 91999-92000}}. LM. | |||
=== Bedfordshire === | === Bedfordshire === | ||