3,949
edits
Rhode Island Probate Records (view source)
Revision as of 15:37, 16 November 2010
, 16 November 2010no edit summary
HarrisonJB (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
HarrisonJB (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
== Statewide Record Collections == | == Statewide Record Collections == | ||
The probate records of Providence, 1670 to 1730, have been published. Also see Frank Calef's index to Providence probate records of 1663 to 1775 ({{FHL|022385}}). | |||
*Wakefield, Robert S. ''Index to Wills in Rhode Island Genealogical Register'', Volumes 1 through 4. Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1982. ({{FHL|974.5 D2ri}}.); An excellent index to a large number of Rhode Island wills to about 1850. The Rhode Island Genealogical Register continues to publish abstracts of wills. | *Wakefield, Robert S. ''Index to Wills in Rhode Island Genealogical Register'', Volumes 1 through 4. Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1982. ({{FHL|974.5 D2ri}}.); An excellent index to a large number of Rhode Island wills to about 1850. The Rhode Island Genealogical Register continues to publish abstracts of wills. | ||
The general council, also known as the Council of Probate, kept minutes and documents dealing with probate appeals for the years 1667 to 1813 ({{FHL|954936}}-37). | The general council, also known as the Council of Probate, kept minutes and documents dealing with probate appeals for the years 1667 to 1813 ({{FHL|954936}}-37). | ||
== Learn More == | == Learn More == | ||