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=== History === | === History === | ||
Until the 1670s, wills were probated by notary publics (according to Dutch law and custom). The notaries kept these documents in their personal custody and unfortunately were not required to record them in county or state records. For the whereabouts of these records, see | Until the 1670s, wills were probated by notary publics (according to Dutch law and custom). The notaries kept these documents in their personal custody and unfortunately were not required to record them in county or state records. For the whereabouts of these records, see [[New York Probate Records]]. <br> | ||
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Most wills and letters of administration from 1670 to 1817 have been accurately abstracted and indexed in volumes 23, 30, and 32 through 42 of the Archives of the State of New Jersey. Each volume has abstracts for several years arranged alphabetically by the names of decedents. Volume and page or file references are given so that you can find the original documents. Each volume has an every-name index. | Most wills and letters of administration from 1670 to 1817 have been accurately abstracted and indexed in volumes 23, 30, and 32 through 42 of the Archives of the State of New Jersey. Each volume has abstracts for several years arranged alphabetically by the names of decedents. Volume and page or file references are given so that you can find the original documents. Each volume has an every-name index. | ||
Digital versions: | Digital versions: | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LQsbAAAAYAAJ Volume 23 (will abstracts begin in Section 7)], available online, courtesy: Google Books. | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=LQsbAAAAYAAJ Volume 23 (will abstracts begin in Section 7)], available online, courtesy: Google Books. | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
''[ | ''[[New Jersey]] Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.<br> | ||
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[[Category:New_Jersey|Probate]] | [[Category:New_Jersey|Probate]] | ||