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Some wills are recorded in Arnold van Laer's Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1638–1660. | Some wills are recorded in Arnold van Laer's Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1638–1660. | ||
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From 1656–1668, orphanmasters were appointed to oversee the inheritances of minors. In 1668 the orphanmasters court ceased to exist in New Netherland. Their surviving records, primarily for New York families, are at the New York City Municipal Archives, and are translated and published in: | From 1656–1668, orphanmasters were appointed to oversee the inheritances of minors. In 1668 the orphanmasters court ceased to exist in New Netherland. Their surviving records, primarily for New York families, are at the New York City Municipal Archives, and are translated and published in: | ||
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*O'Callaghan, E.B. ''The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1663–1668''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. (Family History Library book {{FHL|165180|title-id|disp=974.7 A1 #147.)}} Indexed; shows relationships and places of origin | *O'Callaghan, E.B. ''The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1663–1668''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. (Family History Library book {{FHL|165180|title-id|disp=974.7 A1 #147.)}} Indexed; shows relationships and places of origin | ||
The orphanmaster's court records in the Netherlands (Europe) from the 1650s to 1852 are indexed. A few of these records touch on people who emigrated to New Netherland. They include settlements and divisions of estates with provision for minor children, appointments of guardians, copies of wills, and burial records. They are only available at the [http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/english/home.en.html Stadsarchief Amsterdam] (city archives). | The orphanmaster's court records in the Netherlands (Europe) from the 1650s to 1852 are indexed. A few of these records touch on people who emigrated to New Netherland. They include settlements and divisions of estates with provision for minor children, appointments of guardians, copies of wills, and burial records. They are only available at the [http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/english/home.en.html Stadsarchief Amsterdam] (city archives). | ||
==== New England Period ==== | ==== New England Period ==== | ||