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===National===
===National===


*The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship."
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] located in Salt Lake City, Utah has an excellent collection of Massachusetts probate records and indexes through 1880 or 1900 available on microfilm. These include probate dockets, wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and guardianship records. For collection details see the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. Use the "Place Search" option to search for a specific Massachusetts county. Then look for topics labeled "Probate Records" or "Guardianship."


===Statewide Record Collections===
===Statewide Record Collections===


*Hall, Prescott F. ''Reference Lists of Wills Construed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Including the Cases in Quincy and From Vol. 1 to Vol. 165 of the Massachusetts Reports''. Boston: George B. Reed, 1896. This 28 page booklet provides a listing of wills construed by the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts.  The list includes date of probate, name of testator, date of death, county of trial, and case reference. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://ia700100.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/referencelistwi00massgoog/referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2.zip&file=referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2/referencelistwi00massgoog_0001.jp2&scale=3.8474747474747475&rotate=0 Internet Archive].
*Hall, Prescott F. ''Reference Lists of Wills Construed by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Including the Cases in Quincy and From Vol. 1 to Vol. 165 of the Massachusetts Reports''. Boston: George B. Reed, 1896. This 28 page booklet provides a listing of wills construed by the Supreme Judical Court of Massachusetts. The list includes date of probate, name of testator, date of death, county of trial, and case reference. A digital version of this book is available online at [http://ia700100.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/referencelistwi00massgoog/referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2.zip&file=referencelistwi00massgoog_jp2/referencelistwi00massgoog_0001.jp2&scale=3.8474747474747475&rotate=0 Internet Archive].


*''Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories: Taken from the Mayflower Descendant''. Three Volumes. Carbon copy typescript. {{FSC|121605|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 P2p}}. Contains records of wills and inventories and tables of items extracted from wills and inventories. Contents: Vol. 1 (1620-1639), Vol. 2 (1641-1649), Vol. 3 (1650-1659).
*''Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories: Taken from the Mayflower Descendant''. Three Volumes. Carbon copy typescript. {{FSC|121605|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 P2p}}. Contains records of wills and inventories and tables of items extracted from wills and inventories. Contents: Vol. 1 (1620-1639), Vol. 2 (1641-1649), Vol. 3 (1650-1659).