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===Online Resources===
==Online Resources==
*'''1600-1850''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3223/ Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850] at Ancestry -  index & images, ($)
*'''1600-1850''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3223/ Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850] at Ancestry -  index & images ($)
*'''1609-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9049/ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999] at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
*'''1609-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9049/ Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1635-1700''' [http://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/n1/mode/2up A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records; Volume 1]; Compiled by Charles Williams Manwaring, at Archive.org - images only  
*'''1635-1700''' [http://archive.org/stream/digestofearlycon00manw#page/n1/mode/2up A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records; Volume 1]; Compiled by Charles Williams Manwaring, at Archive.org - images only  
*'''1635-1750''' {{FSC|209438|item|disp=A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records}}(*); by Charles William Manwaring; at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1635-1750''' {{FSC|209438|item|disp=A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records}}(*); by Charles William Manwaring; at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1635-1850''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/82/connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750] at American Ancestors - index only ($)
*'''1635-1850''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/82/connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750 Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750] at American Ancestors - index only ($)
*'''1639-1700''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4337/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700] at Ancestry - index only ($); 990 colonial probate records from several towns in Connecticut
*'''1639-1700''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4337/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700] at Ancestry - index only ($); 990 colonial probate records from several towns in Connecticut
*'''1665''' [http://www.archive.org/stream/publicrecordsofc001conn#page/n5/mode/2up The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665] at Archive.org - images only; Early Colonial "Wills and Inventories" can be found on pages 442-508
*'''1665''' [https://www.archive.org/stream/publicrecordsofc001conn#page/n5/mode/2up The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665] at Archive.org - images only; Early Colonial "Wills and Inventories" can be found on pages 442-508
*'''1700-1729''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4355/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729] at Ancestry - index only ($); 1,057 colonial probate records from several towns in Connecticut
*'''1700-1729''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4355/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729] at Ancestry - index only ($); 1,057 colonial probate records from several towns in Connecticut
*'''1700-1729''' [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01manwgoog#page/n4/mode/2up A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records; Volume 2]; Compiled by Charles Williams Manwaring, at Archive.org - images only
*'''1700-1729''' [http://archive.org/stream/adigestearlycon01manwgoog#page/n4/mode/2up A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records; Volume 2]; Compiled by Charles Williams Manwaring, at Archive.org - images only
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*'''1787-1880''' {{FSC|141959|item|disp=Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1787-1880''' {{FSC|141959|item|disp=Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1881-1915''' {{FSC|606675|item|disp=Probate Estate Files, 1881-1915}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*'''1881-1915''' {{FSC|606675|item|disp=Probate Estate Files, 1881-1915}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


===Record Synopsis===
===Record Synopsis===
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*''Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977-1979. (On 1,622 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|141959|item|disp=1015126}}) These files may include wills, codicils, bonds, applications and petitions, inventories, court orders, court returns, distributions, accounts of administration, receipts, and miscellaneous probate records.<br>
*''Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977-1979. (On 1,622 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|141959|item|disp=1015126}}) These files may include wills, codicils, bonds, applications and petitions, inventories, court orders, court returns, distributions, accounts of administration, receipts, and miscellaneous probate records.<br>


*Trumbull, J. Hammond. ''The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665; Transcribed and Published (In Accordance with a Resolution of the General Assembly,) Under the Supervision of the Secretary of State, with Occasional Notes and an Appendix.'' Hartford [Connecticut]: Brown and Parsons, 1850. ({{FSC|77969|item|disp=FS Library book 974.6 N2c v. 1}}). Early Colonial "Wills and Inventories" can be found on pages 442-508. A digital version of this book is available at [http://www.archive.org/stream/publicrecordsofc001conn#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>
*Trumbull, J. Hammond. ''The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665; Transcribed and Published (In Accordance with a Resolution of the General Assembly,) Under the Supervision of the Secretary of State, with Occasional Notes and an Appendix.'' Hartford [Connecticut]: Brown and Parsons, 1850. ({{FSC|77969|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.6 N2c v. 1}}). Early Colonial "Wills and Inventories" can be found on pages 442-508. A digital version of this book is available at [https://www.archive.org/stream/publicrecordsofc001conn#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].<br>


*The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut (see [[Connecticut Public Records|Connecticut Public Records]]).<br>
*The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut (see [[Connecticut Public Records|Connecticut Public Records]]).<br>
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====Published Materials====
====Published Materials====


*The [http://www.cslib.org/ Connecticut State Library] has created a helpful online research guide for determining Connecticut probate districts and available records, called [http://www.cslib.org/probate/index.htm ''Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts''].
*[https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/ld.php?content_id=71907318 ''Guide to the Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880''] at the [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library] is a guide to {{FSC|141959|item|disp=Probate files collection, early to 1880}} - images - at FamilySearch Catalog.


*Kemp, Thomas J. ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. The book describes each of Connecticut's probate districts and contains a detailed list of available sources. {{FSC|175093|item|disp=FS Library book 974.6 D23k}}
*Kemp, Thomas J. ''Connecticut Researcher's Handbook.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1981. The book describes each of Connecticut's probate districts and contains a detailed list of available sources. {{FSC|175093|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.6 D23k}}


*Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 4th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. [[http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book]. {{FSC|957031|item|disp=FS Library book974 D27g}}
*Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 4th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book]. {{FSC|957031|item|disp=FS Catalog book974 D27g}}


====Websites====
====Websites====


*[http://www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/ Connecticut Probate Court System] has a [http://www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/Redistrict/Directory2012.pdf list of courts] by district, by town, and by number with contact information for each court and a map of the districts. and [http://jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Law/probatelaw.htm explanations] of various aspects of probate law.
*[http://www.ctprobate.gov/Pages/Welcome.aspx/ Connecticut Probate Court System] has a [http://www.ctprobate.gov/Pages/Directory.aspx list of courts] by district, by town, and by number with contact information for each court and a map of the districts; and [http://jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Law/probatelaw.htm explanations] of various aspects of probate law.
*Judgepeidia has a [http://www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/budget/CourtNames.pdf list of courts] with the number of the court and the county served by each.
*Ballotpedia has a [https://ballotpedia.org/Connecticut_Probate_Courts list of courts] with the number of the court and the county served by each.


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