New York Probate Records: Difference between revisions

(Corrected the wording to indicate that wills may be found in a probate file, but they are not created during the probate process. If you die without a will, one cannot be written for you!)
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===How to Obtain Probate Records===
===How to Obtain Probate Records===


William Applebie Daniel Eardeley abstracted wills, administrations, and guardanships for most of New York State for the period 1787 to 1835. His abstracts are held at the Brooklyn Historical Society. They have been digitized by [http://newyorkancestors.org/ New York Ancestors], where they may be searched and viewed for a fee.
William Applebie Daniel Eardeley abstracted wills, administrations, and guardanships for most of New York State for the period 1787 to 1835. His abstracts are held at the Brooklyn Historical Society.


The [[New York State Library]] has New York (State) Courts of Probate [http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/035-archives/(N-Ar)J0038 probated wills, 1665-1815]. The same are available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]].  
The [[New York State Library]] has New York (State) Courts of Probate [http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/035-archives/(N-Ar)J0038 probated wills, 1665-1815]. The same are available on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]].


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