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A published index to Jamaica testators is available online and in print. It covers wills proved both locally and in London: | A published index to Jamaica testators is available online and in print. It covers wills proved both locally and in London: | ||
*Mitchell, Madeleine Enid. ''Alphabetical Index to Early Wills of Jamaica, West Indies, 1655-1816: PCC Wills, 1655-1816, Registrar General's Office, Spanish Town, 1662-1750''. [Pullman, Wash.]: M.E. Mitchell, 2000. {{ | *Mitchell, Madeleine Enid. ''Alphabetical Index to Early Wills of Jamaica, West Indies, 1655-1816: PCC Wills, 1655-1816, Registrar General's Office, Spanish Town, 1662-1750''. [Pullman, Wash.]: M.E. Mitchell, 2000. {{FSC|1013940|item}} 972.92 P22m; free digital version at [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~jamwgw/early.htm Index to Early Wills at Jamaica, 1655-1816]. | ||
A list of early Jamaican wills, taken from a manuscript at the British Museum (now [[The_British_Library|the British Library]]), was published in 1910, and is now available online: | A list of early Jamaican wills, taken from a manuscript at the British Museum (now [[The_British_Library|the British Library]]), was published in 1910, and is now available online: | ||
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The wills of some Jamaica residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | The wills of some Jamaica residents were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see: | ||
*Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{ | *Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Md.: 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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