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*Mitchell, Madeleine Enid. ''Alphabetical Index to Early Wills of Jamaica, West Indies, 1655-1816: PCC Wills, 1655-1816, Registrar General's Office, Spanish Town, 1662-1750''. [Pullman, Wash.]: M.E. Mitchell, 2000. {{FHL|1013940|item}} 972.92 P22m; free digital version at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw/early.htm Index to Early Wills at Jamaica, 1655-1816].
*Mitchell, Madeleine Enid. ''Alphabetical Index to Early Wills of Jamaica, West Indies, 1655-1816: PCC Wills, 1655-1816, Registrar General's Office, Spanish Town, 1662-1750''. [Pullman, Wash.]: M.E. Mitchell, 2000. {{FHL|1013940|item}} 972.92 P22m; free digital version at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw/early.htm Index to Early Wills at Jamaica, 1655-1816].
A list of early Jamaican wills, taken from a manuscript at the British Museum (now [[The_British_Library|the British Library]]), was published in 1910, and is now available online:
*"Names of Persons whose Wills are registered in Jamaica previous to 1700," ''Caribeanna'', Vol. 1 (1910):103-114. Digitised by [http://dloc.com/UF00075409/00001/123j?search=caribbeana dLOC] - free.<br>


For a smaller list of microfilmed Jamaican wills available through the Family History Library, see:  
For a smaller list of microfilmed Jamaican wills available through the Family History Library, see:  
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*[http://www.apex.net.au/~tmj/jam-tstr.htm Testators of Wills Proved in Jamaica] is a free online index to microfilmed wills covering the years 1756 to 1930.
*[http://www.apex.net.au/~tmj/jam-tstr.htm Testators of Wills Proved in Jamaica] is a free online index to microfilmed wills covering the years 1756 to 1930.


Indexes to early Jamaica wills proved locally and in London were also published in ''Caribbeana''.&nbsp;  
Indexes to early Jamaica wills proved locally and in London were also published in ''Caribbeana''.&nbsp;


=== Proved in Jamaica ===
=== Proved in Jamaica ===
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