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===Online Resources===
==Online Resources==
 
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx Massachusetts Probate Records], index & images.
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx Massachusetts Probate Records], index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991]($), index & images, incomplete.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991], ($), index and images, incomplete.
*{{RecordSearch|2018320|Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967}}, images/no index.
*{{RecordSearch|2018320|Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967}}, images/no index.
*'''1686-1915''' {{RecordSearch|1918549|Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915}} at FamilySearch - [[Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];images only
*'''1686-1915''' {{RecordSearch|1918549|Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files, 1686-1915}} at FamilySearch - [[Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];images only
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0002703009&o_lid=0002703009&o_sch=Affiliate+External Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850], ($), index/images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3223&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0002703009&o_lid=0002703009&o_sch=Affiliate+External Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850]($), index & images
*'''1635 – 1991''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records 1635-1991] at Ancestry.com — index and images $
*'''1635 – 1991''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9069 Massachusetts Wills and Probate Records 1635-1991] at Ancestry — index & images $
*'''1638 – 1840''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4592 Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records 1638-1840] at Ancestry.com — index $
*'''1638 – 1840''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4592 Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records 1638-1840] at Ancestry — index $
*'''1648 – 1870''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4892 Middlesex County Massachusetts Probate Index 1648-1870] at Ancestry.com — index $
*'''1648 – 1870''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4892 Middlesex County Massachusetts Probate Index 1648-1870] at Ancestry — index $
*'''1793 – 1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5656 Norfolk County, Massachusetts Probate Index 1793-1900] at [http://home/ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index $
*'''1793 – 1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5656 Norfolk County, Massachusetts Probate Index 1793-1900] at [http://home/ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index $
*[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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===National===
===National===


*The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship."
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship."


===Statewide Record Collections===
===Statewide Record Collections===


*Hall, Prescott F. ''Reference Lists of Wills Construed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Including the Cases in Quincy and From Vol. 1 to Vol. 165 of the Massachusetts Reports''. Boston: George B. Reed, 1896. This 28 page booklet provides a listing of wills construed by the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts.  The list includes date of probate, name of testator, date of death, county of trial, and case reference. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://ia700100.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/referencelistwi00massgoog/referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2.zip&file=referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2/referencelistwi00massgoog_0001.jp2&scale=3.8474747474747475&rotate=0 Internet Archive].
*Hall, Prescott F. ''Reference Lists of Wills Construed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Including the Cases in Quincy and From Vol. 1 to Vol. 165 of the Massachusetts Reports''. Boston: George B. Reed, 1896. This 28 page booklet provides a listing of wills construed by the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. The list includes date of probate, name of testator, date of death, county of trial, and case reference. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://ia700100.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/referencelistwi00massgoog/referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2.zip&file=referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2/referencelistwi00massgoog_0001.jp2&scale=3.8474747474747475&rotate=0 Internet Archive].


*''Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories: Taken from the Mayflower Descendant''. Three Volumes. Carbon copy typescript. {{FSC|121605|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 P2p}}. Contains records of wills and inventories and tables of items extracted from wills and inventories. Contents: Vol. 1 (1620-1639), Vol. 2 (1641-1649), Vol. 3 (1650-1659).
*''Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories: Taken from the Mayflower Descendant''. Three Volumes. Carbon copy typescript. {{FSC|121605|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2p}}. Contains records of wills and inventories and tables of items extracted from wills and inventories. Contents: Vol. 1 (1620-1639), Vol. 2 (1641-1649), Vol. 3 (1650-1659).


*Simmons, C.H. ''Plymouth Colony Records''. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, c1996. {{FSC|759465|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 R2s}} This book is comprised of two volumes: Vol.1 Wills and Inventories, 1633-1669, and Vol. 2 Wills, 1654-1669.
*Simmons, C.H. ''Plymouth Colony Records''. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, c1996. {{FSC|759465|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 R2s}} This book is comprised of two volumes: Vol.1 Wills and Inventories, 1633-1669, and Vol. 2 Wills, 1654-1669.


===Learn More===
===Learn More===
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===Published Materials===
===Published Materials===


*Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', Fourth edition. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. {{FSC|712264|item|disp=FS Library book 974 D27g}}. ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results WorldCat])
*Melnyk, Marcia D. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', Fourth edition. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. {{FSC|712264|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974 D27g}}. ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogists-handbook-for-new-england-research/oclc/42829198&referer=brief_results WorldCat])


*Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Robert S. Wakefield. ''Plymouth Colony Probate Guide: Where to Find Wills and Related Data for 800 People of Plymouth Colony, 1620-1691.'' Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1983. {{FSC|58970|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 P2s}}.
*Sherman, Ruth Wilder and Robert S. Wakefield. ''Plymouth Colony Probate Guide: Where to Find Wills and Related Data for 800 People of Plymouth Colony, 1620-1691.'' Warwick, Rhode Island: Plymouth Colony Research Group, 1983. {{FSC|58970|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 P2s}}.


*Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts; Including the Probate of wills; Appointment of Administrators, Guardians, and Trustees; Allowances; Sale of Real and Personal Estate; Settlement of Accounts; Distribution of Estates; Assignment of Dower, With Table Showing the Present Value of Estates in Dower; Partition of Lands, &c., &c., &c. With an Appendix of Practical Forms, Designed for the Use of Executors and Others Having Business in the Probate Courts.'' Third edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1876. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/practiceinprocee00smit#page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive].
*Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts; Including the Probate of wills; Appointment of Administrators, Guardians, and Trustees; Allowances; Sale of Real and Personal Estate; Settlement of Accounts; Distribution of Estates; Assignment of Dower, With Table Showing the Present Value of Estates in Dower; Partition of Lands, &c., &c., &c. With an Appendix of Practical Forms, Designed for the Use of Executors and Others Having Business in the Probate Courts.'' Third edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1876. A digital version of this book is available online at [https://www.archive.org/stream/practiceinprocee00smit#page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive].


*Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts of Massachusetts, With an Appendix of Uniform Forms and Rules Approved by the Supreme Judicial Court.'' Sixth editon. Revised by John E. Abbott. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsinpr00smit#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].
*Smith, William L. ''The Practice in Proceedings in the Probate Courts of Massachusetts, With an Appendix of Uniform Forms and Rules Approved by the Supreme Judicial Court.'' Sixth editon. Revised by John E. Abbott. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903. A digital version of this book is available online at [https://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsinpr00smit#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].


===Websites===
===Websites===


*[http://www.mass.gov/courts/index.html Massachusetts Court System]. For information about the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department click [http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/probateandfamilycourt/ Here].
*[https://www.mass-doc.com/massachusetts-probate-and-family-court-directory.htm Massachusetts Probate Courts Guide To County Court Locations]  
 
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*[http://www.mass-doc.com/probate_court_dir.htm Massachusetts Probate Courts]. This Web site provides a directory of Massachusetts Probate Courts.
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''  


[[Massachusetts, Plymouth County Probate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
[[Massachusetts, Plymouth County Probate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


===References===
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