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Published indexes exist (except for the Archdeaconry Court of Totnes) as well as collections of abstract of some records. Most, if not all, of these sources are included in the online Devon Wills Project. Here is a list of published indexes available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library]: | Published indexes exist (except for the Archdeaconry Court of Totnes) as well as collections of abstract of some records. Most, if not all, of these sources are included in the online Devon Wills Project. Here is a list of published indexes available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library]: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|235196|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall : proved in the Court of the principal registry of the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799; and of Devon only, proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter,1540-1799.}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|251593|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall: 1532-1800}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|251598|title-id|disp=Index of testamentary material in records of the principal registry of Bishop of Exeter}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|289964|title-id|disp=Transcripts of Devonshire wills, 1600-1800}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|351796|title-id|disp=Oswyn Murray collection of wills, abt. 1600-1800}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|575287|title-id|disp=Index to wills, copies and related papers, 1200-1900's}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|264158|title-id|disp=Devonshire wills...}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|246385|title-id|disp=A calendar of inquisitiones post mortem for Cornwall and Devon, from Henry III to Charles I (1216-1649)}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|278481|title-id|disp=An alphabetical register of divers persons, who by their last wills & grants have given towards the relief of the poor of the county of Devon}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|279949|title-id|disp=Abstracts of wills of the Drew Family, proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and other courts, 1550-1891}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|15644|title-id|disp=Death duty registers, Exeter, 1796-1811}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|573927|title-id|disp=Wills for the Diocese of Exeter (County of Devon), 1812-1857}} The copies were made for the Legacy Duty Department of the Stamp Duty Office, and from 1848 on to its successor, The Estate Duty Office of the Inland Revenue Office. They consist of wills proved in the Principal Registry and Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, and in the various Archdeaconry Courts. | ||
Uffculme is a Peculiar Court and has indexes as follows: See Film 97429 18th court listed and 97430 17th court listed using following link. Wills, original and registered of the peculiar court of the Dean and parish of Sarum, Wiltshire, {{ | Uffculme is a Peculiar Court and has indexes as follows: See Film 97429 18th court listed and 97430 17th court listed using following link. Wills, original and registered of the peculiar court of the Dean and parish of Sarum, Wiltshire, {{FSC|300055|title-id|disp=1560-1857}} | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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== Manuscript Records<br> == | == Manuscript Records<br> == | ||
The Family History Library has {{ | The Family History Library has {{FSC|235196|title-id|disp=''Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall&nbsp;: proved in the Court of the principal registry of the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799. And of Devon only, proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter, 1540-1799''}} | ||
==== Olive Moger Collection ==== | ==== Olive Moger Collection ==== | ||
A professional genealogist, she abstracted many probate records from most of the Devon courts prior to World War II. The Family History Library has {{ | A professional genealogist, she abstracted many probate records from most of the Devon courts prior to World War II. The Family History Library has {{FSC|289964|title-id|disp=Transcript of Devonshire wills, 1600-1800}}. | ||
==== Oswyn Murray's collection ==== | ==== Oswyn Murray's collection ==== | ||
Includes abstracts of probate records from various courts about testators from Devon before the destruction in World War II. The Family History Library has {{ | Includes abstracts of probate records from various courts about testators from Devon before the destruction in World War II. The Family History Library has {{FSC|351796|title-id|disp=Oswyn Murray collection of wills, abt. 1600-1800}} | ||
==== Other collections in the Family History Library<br> ==== | ==== Other collections in the Family History Library<br> ==== | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|575287|title-id|disp=Index to wills, copies and related papers (of the County of Devon), 1200-1900's}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|264158|title-id|disp=Devonshire wills, by Charles Worthy}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|246385|title-id|disp=A calendar of inquisitiones post mortem for Cornwall and Devon, from Henry III to Charles I (1216-1649)}}<br> | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|278481|title-id|disp=An alphabetical register of divers persons, who by their last wills & grants have given towards the relief of the poor of the county of Devon}}<br> | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|279949|title-id|disp=Abstracts of wills of the Drew Family, proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and other courts, 1550-1891}}<br> | ||
{{Place|Devon|Probate Records}} | {{Place|Devon|Probate Records}} | ||
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