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| Virdin, Donald O. ''Colonial Delaware Wills and Estates to 1800: An Index''. Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, 1994. (Family History Library {{FHL|703638|title-id|disp=book 975.1 P22v}}.) This contains an alphabetical index of recorded wills of the entire state, listing name, date, county, book and page. | | Virdin, Donald O. ''Colonial Delaware Wills and Estates to 1800: An Index''. Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, 1994. (Family History Library {{FSC|703638|title-id|disp=book 975.1 P22v}}.) This contains an alphabetical index of recorded wills of the entire state, listing name, date, county, book and page. |
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| *[http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/probate.shtml Probates Records Database ] These indexes are the primary finding aid to themanuscript probate records for all three Delaware counties from c. 1680 to c. 1925. They index the names of the deceased for whom the files were created. Contained in each index are the individual's name, and a date or dates. The dates correspond to the date of the documents within that individual's file and may refer to a date of the will or to a date for probate to begin. New Castle and Kent County Probates are on self service microfilm available in the Research Room of the Delaware State Archives, and Sussex is in the process of being filmed. Copies of this microfilm are also available for sale. | | *[http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/probate.shtml Probates Records Database ] These indexes are the primary finding aid to themanuscript probate records for all three Delaware counties from c. 1680 to c. 1925. They index the names of the deceased for whom the files were created. Contained in each index are the individual's name, and a date or dates. The dates correspond to the date of the documents within that individual's file and may refer to a date of the will or to a date for probate to begin. New Castle and Kent County Probates are on self service microfilm available in the Research Room of the Delaware State Archives, and Sussex is in the process of being filmed. Copies of this microfilm are also available for sale. |
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| *''The First Laws of the State of Delaware ''4 vols. (1797) Reprint Wilmington Delaware: Scholarly Resources | | *''The First Laws of the State of Delaware ''4 vols. (1797) Reprint Wilmington Delaware: Scholarly Resources |
| *Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> | | *Anne Roach, ''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Goldmine__Beyond_the_Court_Order_Book/Player.html Courthouse Records Overview]'' (35 minute online video) [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center FamilySearch Research Classes Online], 2010.<br> |
| *Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." <ref>{{FHL|929.1072 R72c}}</ref> | | *Rose, Christine.''Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures.'' San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. Of particular interest are the chapters, "Estates Galore," "Estate Documents," "Milking Every Clue from Estates," and "Strategies that Work." <ref>{{FSC|929.1072 R72c}}</ref> |
| *Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FHL|973 D27}} | | *Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors. ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Third edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Inc., 2006. Of particular interest is the section, "Probate," pages 268 - 277. {{FSC|973 D27}} |
| *Virdin, Donald O. Colonial ''Delaware Wills and Estates to 1880''; An Index. Bowie, Maryland:Heritage Books, 1994. | | *Virdin, Donald O. Colonial ''Delaware Wills and Estates to 1880''; An Index. Bowie, Maryland:Heritage Books, 1994. |
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| *Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Third Edition. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004, 185. {{FHL|973 D27rb}} | | *Eichholz, Alice, Editor. ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources.'' Third Edition. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004, 185. {{FSC|973 D27rb}} |
| *Greenwood, Val D. Third edition. ''The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. ''Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2000, 346. {{FHL|973 D27g}} | | *Greenwood, Val D. Third edition. ''The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. ''Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2000, 346. {{FSC|973 D27g}} |
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