Maryland Probate Records: Difference between revisions

*Will books, 1635 to 1777 {{FHL|12841|}}-{{FHL|12858}}

*Testamentary proceedings, 1657 to 1777 {{FHL|12930}}-{{FHL|12940}}

*Accounts of estates, 1718 to 1777 {{FHL|12899}}-{{FHL|12917}}

*Inventories and accounts of estates, 1674 to 1718 {{FHL|12918}}-{{FHL|12928}}

*Inventories of estates, 1718 to 1777 {{FHL|12862}}-{{FHL|12897}}.

*Balance books of estates after payment to heirs, 1751 to 1776 {{FHL|1286}}

*Cotton, Jane Baldwin, and Roberta B. Henry. ''The Maryland Calendar of Wills''. 1904-28. 16 Volumes. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. {{FHL|975.2 P28c 1968}}; vols. 1-8 on film {{FHL|873762}}-{{FHL|873764}}; vols. 1-8 on fiche {{FHL|6046924}}. These publications contain abstracts of wills 1635 to 1777.

*''Index to Inventories of Estates, 1718-1777''. Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1947. {{FHL|12898}}

*Magruder, James M., Jr. ''Index of Maryland Colonial Wills, 1635-1777''. 1933. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FHL|975.2 P22m 1967}} This is a name index of early wills. The 1933 edition is available in book {{FHL|975.2 S2m}}, 3 volumes and on microfilm {{FHL|1425640}} Items 1-3. This indexes the Maryland colonial wills that are contained in the Prerogative Court records (see listing above).

*Magruder, James M., Jr. ''Maryland Colonial Abstracts, Wills, Accounts and Inventories''. Five Volumes. 1934-35. Reprint in 1 Volume, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. {{FHL|975.2 S2mj}} and {{FHL|975.2 S2mj 1968}} (The later is one bound book of all five volumes.) This has abstracts for the years 1772 to 1777.

*Skinner, Vernon L., Jr. ''Abstracts of the Balance Books of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1751-1777''. Four Volumes (Vol. 1 is under the title ''Maryland Balance Book''), Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications. 1995. {{FHL|975.2 P28m}} These books show the distribution of an estate to heirs after payments had been made. These books only existed for 1751 through 1777.

*Skinner, Vernon L., Jr. ''Abstracts of the Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1674-1678, 1699-1718''. 11 Volumes. Ongoing. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1992. {{FHL|975.2 P28sa}}

*Skinner, Vernon L., Jr. ''Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1718-1777''. 17 Volumes. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1981-1988. {{FHL|975.2 P28s}}

*Skinner, Vernon L., Jr. ''Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court . . .''11 Volumes. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line, 1995. {{FHL|975.2 P28sk}} These cover 1718 to 1777.

*Skinner, Vernon L., Jr. ''Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland''. 10 vols. Baltimore, Md. Genealogical Publishing for the Clearfield Co., 2004-2007. {{FHL|975.2 P28sat}} These books cover the years 1658-1707.

*Russell, George Ely. "Pride and Prejudice: Conditional Bequests in Colonial Wills," ''The American Genealogist, ''Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan. 1969):18-21. {{FHL|973 D25aga v. 45}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/browse-database American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).

*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FHL|942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($).

*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($).

*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|942 P27c 2007}}

*Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{FHL|588724|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 P22d}}. Over 2,000 citations including name, occupation, residence, and date.<ref>Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the ''Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866.''</ref>

*Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." {{FHL|1202197|item}}

*Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|1211475|item}}