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Most estates probated before 1901 are indexed in: | Most estates probated before 1901 are indexed in: | ||
*''Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. in the Office of the Secretary of State Prior to 1901'', 3 vols., 1912. Reprinted as New Jersey Index of Wills. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. (Family History Library {{ | *''Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc. in the Office of the Secretary of State Prior to 1901'', 3 vols., 1912. Reprinted as New Jersey Index of Wills. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. (Family History Library {{FSC|974.9 P22s 1969|disp=book 974.9 P22s 1969; film 545437; fiche 6051315}}.) The index is arranged county-by-county and begins in 1705 (except Salem County which is indexed from 1679). Most entries give probate file numbers referring to county probate records. These files are now at the state archives and are on microfilm at the Family History Library under NEW JERSEY, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS. | ||
Some of the other references in this index are to: | Some of the other references in this index are to: | ||
*East Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1715 to 1785 (Family History Library {{ | *East Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1715 to 1785 (Family History Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522735-40}}) | ||
*West Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1705 to 1804 (Family History Library {{ | *West Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1705 to 1804 (Family History Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522714-34}}) | ||
*Unrecorded wills and inventories, 1673 to 1747 (Family History Library {{ | *Unrecorded wills and inventories, 1673 to 1747 (Family History Library {{FSC|29680|title-id|disp=films 545494-96, 2293540 and 522712-13}}) | ||
*Prerogative court wills, 1786 to 1905. These books are at the state archives and contain recorded copies of probates. (Family History Library films beginning with {{ | *Prerogative court wills, 1786 to 1905. These books are at the state archives and contain recorded copies of probates. (Family History Library films beginning with {{FSC|216340|title-id|disp=522741}}.) | ||
*Prerogative court unrecorded wills, 1823 to 1900. These are at the state archives and some are on Family History Library {{ | *Prerogative court unrecorded wills, 1823 to 1900. These are at the state archives and some are on Family History Library {{FSC|110709|title-id|disp=films 1022898-901 and 1032122 item 2}}. There are a few wills 1901-1906 and one for Peter Lorillard, 1924-1925, on film 1022901. | ||
==== Index of Wills ==== | ==== Index of Wills ==== | ||
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Prior to 1901 has been consolidated into one alphabetical list for the state by Lee Smeal and Ronald Vern Jackson and published as: | Prior to 1901 has been consolidated into one alphabetical list for the state by Lee Smeal and Ronald Vern Jackson and published as: | ||
*''Index to New Jersey Wills, 1689-1890, The Testators.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979. (Family History Library book {{ | *''Index to New Jersey Wills, 1689-1890, The Testators.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979. (Family History Library book {{FSC|974.9 P22|disp=974.9 P22a}}.) Its single alphabetical sequence, listing records from 1689 to 1901, makes it easy to use, but it often only gives partial source citations. It also omits all references to the prerogative court probates of West Jersey, 1705 to 1804, and East Jersey, 1715 to 1785. | ||
==== State Probate Abstracts, 1670 to 1817 ==== | ==== State Probate Abstracts, 1670 to 1817 ==== | ||
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==== Index of Wills ==== | ==== Index of Wills ==== | ||
''Index of Wills, Office of Secretary of State, State of New Jersey, 1705 to 1804 and Index of Wills, Office of Secretary of State, State of New Jersey, 1804 to 1830''. Trenton, New Jersey: John L. Murphy Publishing, 1901. (Family History Library book {{ | ''Index of Wills, Office of Secretary of State, State of New Jersey, 1705 to 1804 and Index of Wills, Office of Secretary of State, State of New Jersey, 1804 to 1830''. Trenton, New Jersey: John L. Murphy Publishing, 1901. (Family History Library book {{FSC|974.9 P22|disp=974.9 S2ns}}, Volumes 1-2; {{FSC|246434|title-id|disp=film 1425613, items 1-2;}} fiche [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/462913 6045832-33].) No circulation of these microfiche to Family History Centers. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of recorded wills and indexes for all counties from 1804 to the early 1900s.<br> | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of recorded wills and indexes for all counties from 1804 to the early 1900s.<br> | ||
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Copies of recorded probate records and the estate files can be obtained from the surrogate's offices for a fee. Addresses of surrogate's offices are found in: | Copies of recorded probate records and the estate files can be obtained from the surrogate's offices for a fee. Addresses of surrogate's offices are found in: | ||
*Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 2004. ({{ | *Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 2004. ({{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Library book 973 D27rb 2004}}) Explains state-by-state history, vital records, census, background sources, periodicals, archives, libraries, societies, maps, land, probate, court, tax, cemetery, church, and military records. Includes county boundary map and table which shows when each county was created and the parent counties. | ||
In addition, copies of the original wills, administrations, inventories, and guardianships sent to Trenton since 1901 can be ordered from: | In addition, copies of the original wills, administrations, inventories, and guardianships sent to Trenton since 1901 can be ordered from: | ||
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