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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
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As the last court of appeals, this court should be searched last after all other courts.&nbsp; In many cases, a reference to a will that went through the Court of Delegates will also have been found in one of the Provincial or Chancery courts.&nbsp; See the Indexes and Jurisdiction sections below.  
As the last court of appeals, this court should be searched last after all other courts.&nbsp; In many cases, a reference to a will that went through the Court of Delegates will also have been found in one of the Provincial or Chancery courts.&nbsp; See the Indexes and Jurisdiction sections below.  


1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>4. Visit The Family History Library or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.<br>
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>4. Visit The Family History Library or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.<br>  


== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==


==== Online Indexes ====
==== Online Indexes ====


==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
==== Printed and Published Indexes ====


''The Genealogist'' magazine has published an {{FHL|14199|title-id|disp=index}} to the wills handled by this court in volumes 11 (pages 165-171, 224-227) and 12 (pages 97-101) covering the years 1651-1857.&nbsp; (See the reference below.)&nbsp; Not that many wills went to the highest court in over 200 years&nbsp;-- only about 325 total.<br>
''The Genealogist'' magazine has published an {{FHL|14199|title-id|disp=index}} to the wills handled by this court in volumes 11 (pages 165-171, 224-227) and 12 (pages 97-101) covering the years 1651-1857.&nbsp; (See the reference below.)&nbsp; Not that many wills went to the highest court in over 200 years&nbsp;-- only about 325 total.<br>  


== Records  ==
== Records  ==
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==== Archive Location<br>  ====
==== Archive Location<br>  ====


Originals held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives] of the UK at Kew.
Originals held at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives] of the UK at Kew.  


==== Archive Records<br> ====
==== Archive Records<br> ====


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==== Family History Library Records<br>  ====
==== Family History Library Records<br>  ====
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