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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1584-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8994/ Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *'''1584-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8994/ Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1640-1760''' {{FSC|286755|item|disp=Maine Wills, 1640-1760}}(*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images | *'''1640-1760''' {{FSC|286755|item|disp=Maine Wills, 1640-1760}}(*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images | ||
*'''1640-1760''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/84/maine-early-wills-and-deeds-1640-1760 Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760] at American Ancestors - index & images ($) | *'''1640-1760''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/84/maine-early-wills-and-deeds-1640-1760 Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760] at American Ancestors - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1760-1979''' {{RecordSearch|2040534|Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | *'''1760-1979''' {{RecordSearch|2040534|Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; 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 records of Maine are kept by the register of probate or the clerk of the probate court in each county. The records generally date from the year a county was formed. You can obtain copies of the original probate records by contacting the appropriate clerk's office. The addresses are listed in: | Probate records of Maine are kept by the register of probate or the clerk of the probate court in each county. The records generally date from the year a county was formed. You can obtain copies of the original probate records by contacting the appropriate clerk's office. The addresses are listed in: | ||
*Leclerc, Michael J., Editor. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FSC|1967587|item|disp=FS | *Leclerc, Michael J., Editor. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FSC|1967587|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D27g 2012}} | ||
==State Statutes== | ==State Statutes== | ||
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An excellent source of transcripts of early wills is: | An excellent source of transcripts of early wills is: | ||
*Sargent, William M. ''Maine Wills, 1640-1760.'' 1887, Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972. ({{FSC|974.1 P2s 1972}}.); 1887 edited on {{FSC|6046701}}.) Digital versions of this book are available on [https://www.archive.org/details/cu31924081314852 Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lbc-AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=maine+wills&hl=en&ei=cq0KTb5hkqywA_GkrZwK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books], and [http://search. | *Sargent, William M. ''Maine Wills, 1640-1760.'' 1887, Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972. ({{FSC|974.1 P2s 1972}}.); 1887 edited on {{FSC|6046701}}.) Digital versions of this book are available on [https://www.archive.org/details/cu31924081314852 Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lbc-AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=maine+wills&hl=en&ei=cq0KTb5hkqywA_GkrZwK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books], and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48210 Ancestry] ($). | ||
An index to wills and other probate records from 1687 to 1800 is: | An index to wills and other probate records from 1687 to 1800 is: | ||