WikiProject:CT Hartford District Probate Records
Purpose
To add Hartford, Connecticut District Probate Records
Contact
Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org
Task Lists
This project is found in tab Part 49
Example Page
Project Instructions
- Choose a Town from the *Connecticut Task List Part 49
- Put your name by The Town
- Click Town link to open up new Town
Part One
Adding Hartford, Connecticut District Probate Records
Step One
- Introductory Sentence with Two References
- Delete any old sentences that were there before
Copy & Paste this Introductory Sentence with references at the top in the Probate Records Editing (section)
In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.<ref>AmericanAncestors, "Database News: Enhanced Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750" New England Historic Genealogic Society, at https://dbnews.americanancestors.org/2019/05/10/database-news-enhanced-connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750/ (accessed 11 August 2022); Manwaring, Charles William, 1829-1905 "A digest of the early Connecticut probate records, vol. 1 Introduction" FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch International, at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/121817-redirection (accessed 11 August 2022).</ref><br>
Copy & Paste underneath the Introductory Sentence, and the other probate records, if there are any, in the Probate Editing (section)
*'''1635-1750''' ''A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records.'' By Charles William Manwaring. Hartford, [Connecticut]: R.S. Peck & Company, 1904-1906. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|209438|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Books}}
*'''1635-1750''' [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/82/connecticut-early-probate-records-1635-1750?lastname=smith&database=Connecticut:%20Early%20Probate%20Records,%201635-1750&searchPage=databasesearch&exactRecordType=true Connecticut: Early Probate Records, 1635-1750] at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
*'''1639-1700''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4337/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1700-1729''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4355/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1700-1729] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1729-1750''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4376/ Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-1750] at Ancestry - index only ($)
Step Two
- If there are older or other links that were in the Probate Editing (section), put them in the list together with the new links
- Records starting with dates put in chronological order at the top
- Records starting with no dates, put below the list of dates in alphabetical order
- Put in the Connecticut Task notes if there are updates, or changes that need to be made to older links to the new Manual of Style formatting
- The updates, or changes to the new Manual of Style formatting will be done later by Angela
Step Three
Copy & Paste into Summary box
Project CT Hartford District Probate Records
- Click on Show Preview
- Click on Save changes
- Check all links to make sure they are good
Step Four
- When done put the date by your name
Then:
- Start over at Project Instructions at the top
- Choose a new Town from the *Connecticut Task List Part 49
- Put your name by that Town
- Click Town link to open up new Town