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== History == | == History == | ||
Probate matters were recorded by town councils until each town established a probate court. Many of the published town records include references to wills and estate matters. | Probate matters were recorded by town councils until each town established a probate court. Many of the published town records include references to wills and estate matters. | ||
An excellent index to a large number of Rhode Island wills to about 1850 is: | An excellent index to a large number of Rhode Island wills to about 1850 is: | ||
* Robert S. Wakefield, ''Index to Wills in Rhode Island Genealogical Register'', Volumes 1 through 4 (Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1982; Family History Library book 974.5 D2ri index). The Rhode Island Genealogical Register continues to publish abstracts of wills. | * Robert S. Wakefield, ''Index to Wills in Rhode Island Genealogical Register'', Volumes 1 through 4 (Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1982; Family History Library book 974.5 D2ri index). The Rhode Island Genealogical Register continues to publish abstracts of wills. | ||
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The probate records of Providence, 1670 to 1730, have been published. Also see Frank Calef's index to Providence probate records of 1663 to 1775 (Family History Library film 022385). | The probate records of Providence, 1670 to 1730, have been published. Also see Frank Calef's index to Providence probate records of 1663 to 1775 (Family History Library film 022385). | ||
The general council, also known as the Council of Probate, kept minutes and documents dealing with probate appeals for the years 1667 to 1813 (Family History Library films 954936-37). | The general council, also known as the Council of Probate, kept minutes and documents dealing with probate appeals for the years 1667 to 1813 (Family History Library films 954936-37). | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
You can obtain copies of the original court records by contacting the town clerk. Addresses of the town clerks are listed in ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. | You can obtain copies of the original court records by contacting the town clerk. Addresses of the town clerks are listed in ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many of these records. They are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - PROBATE RECORDS. From the municipal courts of Providence, for example, the library has 39 films of probate proceedings (1798-1920), will books (1678-1899), and dockets and indexes (1646-1921). | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many of these records. They are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - PROBATE RECORDS. From the municipal courts of Providence, for example, the library has 39 films of probate proceedings (1798-1920), will books (1678-1899), and dockets and indexes (1646-1921). | ||
== References == | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Rhode_Island.ASP Rhode Island Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
[[Category:Rhode_Island]] | [[Category:Rhode_Island]] | ||