17,757
edits
Delaware Probate Records: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
Variations existed within counties as probate jurisdictions and county boundaries changed over the years. | Variations existed within counties as probate jurisdictions and county boundaries changed over the years. | ||
Colonial records may also be found in New York and Pennsylvania | Colonial records may also be found in New York and Pennsylvania | ||
State ,br. | State ,br. | ||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
==== Regional ==== | ==== Regional ==== | ||
Bureau of Archives and Records Management | |||
Hall of Records | |||
Dover, Delaware 19902 | |||
The Bureau has records from the Swedish colonial period, the Dutch settlement, the Duke of York, and the Penn proprietorship. Most of their records are from statehood. | |||
The Bureau has records from the Swedish colonial period, the Dutch settlement, the Duke of York, and the Penn proprietorship. Most of their records are from statehood. | |||
==== National ==== | ==== National ==== | ||
| Line 66: | Line 64: | ||
==== Published Materials ==== | ==== Published Materials ==== | ||
*''The First Laws of the State of Delaware ''4 vols. (1797) Reprint Wilmington Delaware: Scholarly Resources | *''The First Laws of the State of Delaware ''4 vols. (1797) Reprint Wilmington Delaware: Scholarly Resources | ||
*Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | *Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | ||
*Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." {{FHL|1202197|item}} | *Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." {{FHL|1202197|item}} | ||
*Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item}} | *Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item}} | ||
*Virdin, Donald O. Colonial Delaware Wills and Estates to 1880; An Index. Bowie, | *Virdin, Donald O. Colonial ''Delaware Wills and Estates to 1880''; An Index. Bowie, Maryland:Heritage Books, 1994. | ||
==== Websites ==== | ==== Websites ==== | ||