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''[[United States]] > [[New York]] > New York Probate Records'' | ''[[United States]] > [[New York]] > New York Probate Records'' | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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*O'Callaghan, E.B. ''The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1663–1668''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=165180&disp=The+minutes+of+the+Orphanmasters+of+New+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.7 A1 #147.)] Indexed; shows relationships and places of origin | *O'Callaghan, E.B. ''The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1663–1668''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=165180&disp=The+minutes+of+the+Orphanmasters+of+New+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.7 A1 #147.)] Indexed; shows relationships and places of origin | ||
The orphanmaster's court records in the Netherlands (Europe) from the 1650s to 1852 are indexed. A few of these records touch on people who emigrated to New Netherland. They include settlements and divisions of estates with provision for minor children, appointments of guardians, copies of wills, and burial records. They are only available at the Amsterdam Gemeentearchief (Municipal Archives) at [http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/ http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/]. | The orphanmaster's court records in the Netherlands (Europe) from the 1650s to 1852 are indexed. A few of these records touch on people who emigrated to New Netherland. They include settlements and divisions of estates with provision for minor children, appointments of guardians, copies of wills, and burial records. They are only available at the Amsterdam Gemeentearchief (Municipal Archives) at [http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/ http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/]. | ||
==== New England Period ==== | ==== New England Period ==== | ||
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When Albany became the capital of New York in 1797, many records were moved there, particularly for areas outside the southern district. These records were first in the custody of the court of probates and later the court of appeals; therefore, they are not at the Albany County Surrogate's office. As a result of a 1799 law, most pre-1787 probates from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties that had been sent to Albany were returned to the New York County Surrogate's Court in 1802. They were later deposited at Queens College, and have recently been transferred to the New York State Archives. | When Albany became the capital of New York in 1797, many records were moved there, particularly for areas outside the southern district. These records were first in the custody of the court of probates and later the court of appeals; therefore, they are not at the Albany County Surrogate's office. As a result of a 1799 law, most pre-1787 probates from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties that had been sent to Albany were returned to the New York County Surrogate's Court in 1802. They were later deposited at Queens College, and have recently been transferred to the New York State Archives. | ||
When the court of chancery was abolished in 1847, its records were also sent to the court of appeals of Albany. In the 1960s, these and many records of the New York County Surrogate's Court were sent to The Historical Documents Collection at Queens College, where they were later microfilmed. The court of appeals documents have since been transferred back to Albany to the New York State Archives. These records are now at the state archives as Records of the New York Court of Probates and its Colonial Predecessors, 1664–1823. The collection contains wills, 1671–1815; accounts, 1666–1823; and administrations, 1700–1823. The records of the First Circuit Chancery Court are still at the New York County Courthouse, Office of the City Clerk. | When the court of chancery was abolished in 1847, its records were also sent to the court of appeals of Albany. In the 1960s, these and many records of the New York County Surrogate's Court were sent to The Historical Documents Collection at Queens College, where they were later microfilmed. The court of appeals documents have since been transferred back to Albany to the New York State Archives. These records are now at the state archives as Records of the New York Court of Probates and its Colonial Predecessors, 1664–1823. The collection contains wills, 1671–1815; accounts, 1666–1823; and administrations, 1700–1823. The records of the First Circuit Chancery Court are still at the New York County Courthouse, Office of the City Clerk. | ||
== Published Probate Records == | == Published Probate Records == | ||