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Probate Petitions 1830 to Present
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From May 1787 to the present, county surrogate's courts have recorded probates. However, the court of probates and court of chancery handled estates of deceased persons who died in one county but who owned property in another. An 1823 law mandated that all probates come under the jurisdiction of the county surrogate's courts. Each surrogate's court has a comprehensive index to all probate records, including the unrecorded probate packets. | From May 1787 to the present, county surrogate's courts have recorded probates. However, the court of probates and court of chancery handled estates of deceased persons who died in one county but who owned property in another. An 1823 law mandated that all probates come under the jurisdiction of the county surrogate's courts. Each surrogate's court has a comprehensive index to all probate records, including the unrecorded probate packets. | ||
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The most important probate record is the probate packet, or estate file. A much larger percentage of the New York population is represented in the estate files than in the will books. The file contains copies of all documents related to estate settlement, including will or administration, bond, and inventory. Since about 1830, a petition that lists names of heirs, relationships to the deceased, and residences is also included. These packets have been microfilmed and made available at the Family History Library for some counties of New York. | The most important probate record is the probate packet, or estate file. A much larger percentage of the New York population is represented in the estate files than in the will books. The file contains copies of all documents related to estate settlement, including will or administration, bond, and inventory. | ||
===== Probate Petitions 1830 to Present ===== | |||
Since about 1830, a petition that lists names of heirs, relationships to the deceased, and residences is also included. These packets have been microfilmed and made available at the Family History Library for some counties of New York. | |||
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