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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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*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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