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==Barbados Probate Records== | |||
While a part of the British Empire, some residents of Barbados sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | While a part of the British Empire, some residents of Barbados sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | ||
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The earliest Barbados wills have been published: | The earliest Barbados wills have been published: | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Wills and Administrations Vol. I: 1639-1680. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Wills and Administrations Vol. I: 1639-1680. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 1}}. | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. II: 1681-1700. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. II: 1681-1700. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 2}}. | ||
*Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. III: 1701-1725. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS | *Sanders, Joanne McRee . ''Barbados Records: Wills Vol. III: 1701-1725. ''Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Online as part of ''Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800'' collection at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61463/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|36758|disp=FS Catalog book 972.981 P2s v. 3}}. | ||
=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
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*Abstract of Will of James Metcalfe, of the Island of Barbadoes, dated 11 June 1697, proved at Barbadoes 26 October 1697, proved at Philadelphia 9 January 1698/1699. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Will Book A, Number 188. Published in ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1906):19-20. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553914-publications-of-the-genealogical-society-of-pennsylvania-v-3?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | *Abstract of Will of James Metcalfe, of the Island of Barbadoes, dated 11 June 1697, proved at Barbadoes 26 October 1697, proved at Philadelphia 9 January 1698/1699. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Will Book A, Number 188. Published in ''Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1906):19-20. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/553914-publications-of-the-genealogical-society-of-pennsylvania-v-3?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. | ||
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<references /> {{Barbados}} | <references /> {{Barbados}} | ||
[[Category:Barbados]] | [[Category:Barbados]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Probate Records]] | ||
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