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==Barbados Probate Records== | |||
While a part of the British Empire, some residents of Barbados sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | While a part of the British Empire, some residents of Barbados sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | ||
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The earliest Barbados wills have been published: | The earliest Barbados wills have been published: | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Wills and Administrations Vol. I: 1639-1680 . ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Wills and Administrations Vol. I: 1639-1680. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 1}}. | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. II: 1681-1700. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. II: 1681-1700. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 2}}. | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. III: 1701-1725 . ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. III: 1701-1725. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 3}}. | ||
=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
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*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($). | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($). | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($). | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($). | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{ | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FSC|942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{ | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FSC|973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($). | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{ | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FSC|942 P27c 2007}} | ||
If you find a will abstact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites: | If you find a will abstact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites: | ||
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The wills of some Barbados residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | The wills of some Barbados residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | ||
*Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{ | *Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{FSC|973 P22}} Over 2,000 citations including name, occupation, residence, and date. | ||
Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the ''Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866.'' If you find a will abstact that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website: | Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the ''Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866.'' If you find a will abstact that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website: | ||
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*Abstract of Will of James Metcalfe, of the Island of Barbadoes, dated 11 June 1697, proved at Barbadoes 26 October 1697, proved at Philadelphia 9 January 1698/1699. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Will Book A, Number 188. Published in ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1906):19-20. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553914-publications-of-the-genealogical-society-of-pennsylvania-v-3?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | *Abstract of Will of James Metcalfe, of the Island of Barbadoes, dated 11 June 1697, proved at Barbadoes 26 October 1697, proved at Philadelphia 9 January 1698/1699. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Will Book A, Number 188. Published in ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1906):19-20. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553914-publications-of-the-genealogical-society-of-pennsylvania-v-3?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | ||
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