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Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor in Cumberland, you should find in the jurisdictions lists of name of the town or parish where he/she lived or owned property and search the records of the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. To find indexes, click on a court name. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor in Cumberland, you should find in the jurisdictions lists of name of the town or parish where he/she lived or owned property and search the records of the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. To find indexes, click on a court name. | ||
Go to the list of parishes, and see the probate jurisdictions over them, by clicking on the link to the alphabetical list. | |||
[[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes D-H|D-H]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes I-N|I-N]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, O-T|O-T]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, U-Z|U-Z]]. | |||
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