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*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Digital version of 1991 reprint available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48554 Ancestry] ($).  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''English Estates of American Colonists: American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48507 Ancestry] ($).  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FHL|942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). Lists over 4,800 wills with name, residence, relatives, and date.  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. {{FSC|942 P27c}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48453 Ancestry] ($). Lists over 4,800 wills with name, residence, relatives, and date.  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($). Abstracts over 6,800 wills showing name, residence, occupation, date, and relatives.  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FSC|973 P27ca}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48497 Ancestry] ($). Abstracts over 6,800 wills showing name, residence, occupation, date, and relatives.  
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|942 P27c 2007}}
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''North American Wills Registered in London, 1611-1857''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FSC|942 P27c 2007}}


If you find a will absrtact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites:  
If you find a will absrtact that interests you in Coldham's books, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites:  
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'''Proved in Edinburgh'''<br>Other American wills were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see:  
'''Proved in Edinburgh'''<br>Other American wills were proved in Edinburgh, Scotland, see:  


*[[David_Dobson|Dobson, David]]. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{FHL|973 P22}} Over 2,000 citations including name, occupation, residence, and date.
*[[David_Dobson|Dobson, David]]. ''Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. {{FSC|973 P22}} Over 2,000 citations including name, occupation, residence, and date.


Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866. If you find a will abstract that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website:  
Most of these references were taken from the Commissariat Court of Edinburgh (now the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh) and the Index to Personal Estates of Defuncts, 1846-1866. If you find a will abstract that interests you in Dobson's book, it is now possible to view digital images of the original records online at a United Kingdom pay-per-view website: