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*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] This was the highest court in England which generally probated the estates of more wealthy individuals. These wills are fully indexed and copies of wills are available online for a fee. | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] This was the highest court in England which generally probated the estates of more wealthy individuals. These wills are fully indexed and copies of wills are available online for a fee. | ||
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 | 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 FamilySearch 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|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.}} | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Library] or a [[Introduction to Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | ||
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== Manuscript Records<br> == | == Manuscript Records<br> == | ||
The | The FamilySearch 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 | A professional genealogist, she abstracted many probate records from most of the Devon courts prior to World War II. The FamilySearch 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 | Includes abstracts of probate records from various courts about testators from Devon before the destruction in World War II. The FamilySearch Library has {{FSC|351796|title-id|disp=Oswyn Murray collection of wills, abt. 1600-1800}} | ||
==== Other collections in the | ==== Other collections in the FamilySearch Library<br> ==== | ||
*{{FSC|575287|title-id|disp=Index to wills, copies and related papers (of the County of Devon), 1200-1900's}} | *{{FSC|575287|title-id|disp=Index to wills, copies and related papers (of the County of Devon), 1200-1900's}} | ||
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