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==== '''Secretary of State and County Surrogates; Courts, 1804 to Present''' ==== | ==== '''Secretary of State and County Surrogates; Courts, 1804 to Present''' ==== | ||
Until 1804, all wills were sent to the registrar of the prerogative court to be recorded. Since 1804, copies of all probates have been recorded at the office of the county surrogate. The original wills, administrations, accounts, and inventories have been sent to the secretary of state (more recently, the superior court) in Trenton. | The Secretary of State has the original wills and probate records. (State Archives, 225 West State Street, PO Box 307, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307. | ||
Until 1804, all wills were sent to the registrar of the prerogative court to be recorded. Since 1804, copies of all probates have been recorded at the office of the county surrogate. The original wills, administrations, accounts, and inventories have been sent to the secretary of state (more recently, the superior court) in Trenton. | |||
==== Regional ==== | ==== Regional ==== | ||