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==== Secretary of State and County Surrogates; Courts, 1804 to Present ==== | ==== Secretary of State and County Surrogates; Courts, 1804 to Present ==== | ||
The Secretary of State | The Secretary of State has the original wills and probate records. (State Archives, 225 West State Street, PO Box 307, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307. | ||
Until 1804, all wills were sent to the registrar of the prerogative court to be recorded. Since 1804, copies of all probates have been recorded at the office of the county surrogate. The original wills, administrations, accounts, and inventories have been sent to the secretary of state (more recently, the superior court) in Trenton. | Until 1804, all wills were sent to the registrar of the prerogative court to be recorded. Since 1804, copies of all probates have been recorded at the office of the county surrogate. The original wills, administrations, accounts, and inventories have been sent to the secretary of state (more recently, the superior court) in Trenton. | ||
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The following are examples of free, digital books related to New Jersey probate laws: | The following are examples of free, digital books related to New Jersey probate laws: | ||
*Kocher, Charles Frederic. ''New Jersey Probate Law and Practice | *Kocher, Charles Frederic. ''New Jersey Probate Law and Practice : With a Complete Set of Forms Under the Recent Orphans' Court and Prerogative Court Rules.'' Available at [http://archive.org/details/newjerseyprobate00koch Internet Archive]. | ||
*Randolph, Joseph Fitz. ''A Review and Index of Succession Law in the State of New Jersy, Including Statutes and Decisions from 1776 to 1905, Relating to ... Probate....'' Newark, N.J. | *Randolph, Joseph Fitz. ''A Review and Index of Succession Law in the State of New Jersy, Including Statutes and Decisions from 1776 to 1905, Relating to ... Probate....'' Newark, N.J. : Soney, 1906. Available at [http://archive.org/details/reviewindexofsuc00rand Internet Archive]. | ||
*Dickinson, S. Meredith. ''The Practice of the Probate Courts of New Jersey, Together with Forms of Proceedings Therein, also Rules of the Prerogative Court and of the Orphans' Courts''. Jersey City, N.J.: Frederick D. Linn & Co., 1884. Available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6EotAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=new+jersey+probate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y3uqT8D4IYKb2QWH9r2mAg&ved=0CGAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=new%20jersey%20probate&f=false Google Books]. | *Dickinson, S. Meredith. ''The Practice of the Probate Courts of New Jersey, Together with Forms of Proceedings Therein, also Rules of the Prerogative Court and of the Orphans' Courts''. Jersey City, N.J.: Frederick D. Linn & Co., 1884. Available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6EotAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=new+jersey+probate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y3uqT8D4IYKb2QWH9r2mAg&ved=0CGAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=new%20jersey%20probate&f=false Google Books]. | ||
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*East Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1715 to 1785 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522735-40}}) | *East Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1715 to 1785 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522735-40}}) | ||
*West Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1705 to 1804 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522714-34}}) | *West Jersey wills, administrations, and guardianships, 1705 to 1804 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|140248|title-id|disp=films 522714-34}}) | ||
*Unrecorded wills and inventories, 1673 to 1747 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|29680|title-id|disp=films 545494-96, 2293540 | *Unrecorded wills and inventories, 1673 to 1747 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|29680|title-id|disp=films 545494-96, 2293540 and 522712-13}}) | ||
*Prerogative court wills, 1786 to 1905. These books are at the state archives and contain recorded copies of probates. (FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|216340|title-id|disp=522741}}.) | *Prerogative court wills, 1786 to 1905. These books are at the state archives and contain recorded copies of probates. (FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|216340|title-id|disp=522741}}.) | ||
*Prerogative court unrecorded wills, 1823 to 1900. These are at the state archives and some are on FamilySearch Library {{FSC|110709|title-id|disp=films 1022898-901 and 1032122 item 2}}. There are a few wills 1901-1906 and one for Peter Lorillard, 1924-1925, on film 1022901. | *Prerogative court unrecorded wills, 1823 to 1900. These are at the state archives and some are on FamilySearch Library {{FSC|110709|title-id|disp=films 1022898-901 and 1032122 item 2}}. There are a few wills 1901-1906 and one for Peter Lorillard, 1924-1925, on film 1022901. | ||
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