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Some wills are recorded in Arnold van Laer's Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1638–1660. | Some wills are recorded in Arnold van Laer's Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1638–1660. | ||
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From 1656–1668, orphanmasters were appointed to oversee the inheritances of minors. In 1668 the orphanmasters court ceased to exist in New Netherland. Their surviving records, primarily for New York families, are at the New York City Municipal Archives, and are translated and published in: | From 1656–1668, orphanmasters were appointed to oversee the inheritances of minors. In 1668 the orphanmasters court ceased to exist in New Netherland. Their surviving records, primarily for New York families, are at the New York City Municipal Archives, and are translated and published in: | ||
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When Albany became the capital of New York in 1797, many records were moved there, particularly for areas outside the southern district. These records were first in the custody of the court of probates and later the court of appeals; therefore, they are not at the Albany County Surrogate's office. As a result of a 1799 law, most pre-1787 probates from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties that had been sent to Albany were returned to the New York County Surrogate's Court in 1802. They were later deposited at Queens College, and have recently been transferred to the New York State Archives. | When Albany became the capital of New York in 1797, many records were moved there, particularly for areas outside the southern district. These records were first in the custody of the court of probates and later the court of appeals; therefore, they are not at the Albany County Surrogate's office. As a result of a 1799 law, most pre-1787 probates from Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties that had been sent to Albany were returned to the New York County Surrogate's Court in 1802. They were later deposited at Queens College, and have recently been transferred to the New York State Archives. | ||
When the court of chancery was abolished in 1847, its records were also sent to the court of appeals of Albany. In the 1960s, these and many records of the New York County Surrogate's Court were sent to The Historical Documents Collection at Queens College, where they were later microfilmed. The court of appeals documents have since been transferred back to Albany to the New York State Archives. These records are now at the state archives as Records of the New York Court of Probates and its Colonial Predecessors, 1664–1823. The collection contains wills, 1671–1815; accounts, 1666–1823; and administrations, 1700–1823. The records of the First Circuit Chancery Court are still at the New York County Courthouse, Office of the City Clerk. | When the court of chancery was abolished in 1847, its records were also sent to the court of appeals of Albany. In the 1960s, these and many records of the New York County Surrogate's Court were sent to The Historical Documents Collection at Queens College, where they were later microfilmed. The court of appeals documents have since been transferred back to Albany to the New York State Archives. These records are now at the state archives as Records of the New York Court of Probates and its Colonial Predecessors, 1664–1823. The collection contains wills, 1671–1815; accounts, 1666–1823; and administrations, 1700–1823. The records of the First Circuit Chancery Court are still at the New York County Courthouse, Office of the City Clerk. | ||
== State Statutes == | == State Statutes == | ||