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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991], ($), index and images, incomplete. | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2018320 Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967], images/no index. | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1918549|Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915}} Images only. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0002703009&o_lid=0002703009&o_sch=Affiliate+External Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850], ($), index/images | |||
*'''1635 – 1991''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records 1635-1991] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | *'''1635 – 1991''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records 1635-1991] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | ||
*'''1638 – 1840''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4592 Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records 1638-1840] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | *'''1638 – 1840''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4592 Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records 1638-1840] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | ||
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*The [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] located in the heart of downtown Boston, Massachusetts has Massachusetts probate records available on microfilm. To search their online library catalog click [http://library.nehgs.org/ Here]. | *The [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] located in the heart of downtown Boston, Massachusetts has Massachusetts probate records available on microfilm. To search their online library catalog click [http://library.nehgs.org/ Here]. | ||
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*The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship." | *The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship." | ||
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=== Learn More === | === Learn More === | ||
=== Published Materials === | |||
*Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', Fourth edition. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. {{FHL|712264|item|disp=FHL book 974 D27g}}. ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results WorldCat]) | *Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', Fourth edition. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. {{FHL|712264|item|disp=FHL book 974 D27g}}. ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results WorldCat]) | ||
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*Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts of Massachusetts, With an Appendix of Uniform Forms and Rules Approved by the Supreme Judicial Court.'' Sixth editon. Revised by John E. Abbott. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsinpr00smit#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | *Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts of Massachusetts, With an Appendix of Uniform Forms and Rules Approved by the Supreme Judicial Court.'' Sixth editon. Revised by John E. Abbott. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsinpr00smit#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
=== Websites === | |||
*[http://www.mass.gov/courts/index.html Massachusetts Court System]. For information about the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department click [http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/ Here]. | *[http://www.mass.gov/courts/index.html Massachusetts Court System]. For information about the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department click [http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/ Here]. | ||