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=== 1682 - pres. Orphan's courts === | === 1682 - pres. Orphan's courts === | ||
Orphan's courts dealt with orphan, guardianship, and estate issues. In the larger cities, the orphan's courts became totally separate from other courts. The orphan's court also appears to have been the main equity court for much of the colonial period. The library has some orphan's court records such as ''Pennsylvania, Orphan's Court (York County)'', ''Orphan's Court Dockets, 1749-1881''<nowiki>;</nowiki>''General Index to Dockets, 1749-1887'' (on 24 Family History Library films beginning with 22150). | Orphan's courts dealt with orphan, guardianship, and estate issues. In the larger cities, the orphan's courts became totally separate from other courts. The orphan's court also appears to have been the main equity court for much of the colonial period. The library has some orphan's court records such as ''Pennsylvania, Orphan's Court (York County)'', ''Orphan's Court Dockets, 1749-1881''<nowiki>;</nowiki>''General Index to Dockets, 1749-1887'' (on 24 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=91545&disp=Orphan%27s+Court+dockets%2C+1749%2D1881+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 22150]). | ||
=== 1684 - 1722 Provincial court === | === 1684 - 1722 Provincial court === | ||