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References to American Colonists in English Wills

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Wills in England are often used by Americans to trace the origins of their colonial ancestors. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, several scholars read Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills seeking references to American colonists, including Henry F. Waters and Lothrop Withington. Later, Peter Wilson Coldham made extensive searches. Genealogists are now investigating other probate courts for such references. Here is a list of wills that have been read:

Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Essex

Gloucestershire

London

  • 1621-1625 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 24, FHL film 94106. LM.[1]
  • 1626-1629 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 25, FHL film 94107. LM.[1]
  • 1629-1634 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 26, FHL film 94108. LM.
  • 1634-1639 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 27, FHL film 94109. LM.
  • 1639-1643 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 28, FHL film 94110. LM.
  • 1643 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, FHL film 94110. LM.
  • 1645-1656 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 29, FHL film 94111. LM.
  • 1665 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 32, FHL film 94112. LM.[1]
  • 1666-1670 - Commissary Court of London, Registered Wills, Volume 33, FHL film 94113. LM.[1]

Middlesex

  • 1622-1636 - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Camden, FHL film 94257. LM.
  • 1636-1642 - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Todd, FHL film 94257. LM.
  • 1660-1667 - Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, Registered Wills, Smith, FHL film 94257. LM.

Norfolk

Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk
  • 1600-1602 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 34 (Wright), FHL film 167091. LM.
  • 1602-1604 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 35 (Offwood), FHL film 167092. LM.
  • 1604-1606 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 36, FHL film 167093. LM.
  • 1607-1609 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 37, FHL film 167094. LM.
  • 1610-1611 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 38, FHL film 167095. LM.
  • 1612-1613 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 39, FHL film 167096. LM.
  • 1613-1614 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 40, FHL film 167097. LM.
  • 1614 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1614, FHL film 167098. LM.
  • 1615 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1615, FHL film 167099. LM.
  • 1616 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1616, FHL film 167100. LM.
  • 1617 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1617, FHL film 167101. LM.
  • 1618-1619 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1618-1619, FHL film 167102. LM.
  • 1620-1621 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1620-1621, FHL film 167103. LM.
  • 1622-1623 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1622-1623, FHL film 167104. LM.
  • 1624 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1624, FHL film 167105. LM.
  • 1625-1626 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 40, FHL film 167106. LM.
  • 1627-1629 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1627-1629, FHL film 167107. LM.
  • 1630-1631 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vols. 41-42, FHL film 167108. LM.
  • 1634 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 43, FHL film 167109. LM.
  • 1633-1636 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Registers Wills, Vol. 44, FHL film 167110. LM.
  • 1637 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1637, FHL film 167111. LM.
  • 1638 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1638, FHL films 167112-167113. LM.
  • 1639 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1639, FHL film 167114. LM.
  • 1640 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1640, FHL film 167115. LM.
  • 1641-1642 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1641-1642, FHL film 167116. LM.
  • 1643-1644 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1643-1644, FHL film 167117. LM.
  • 1645-1646 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1645-1646, FHL film 167118. LM.
  • 1647-1648 - Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, Original Wills, 1647-1648, FHL film 167119. LM.
Consistory Court of Norwich
  • 1600 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 96, FHL film 94923. LM.
  • 1601 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 97, FHL film 94924. LM.
  • 1602 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 98, FHL film 94925. LM.
  • 1603 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 99, FHL film 94926. LM.
  • 1604-1606 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 100-101, FHL film 94927. LM.
  • 1607-1608 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 102-103, FHL film 94928. LM.
  • 1609 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 104, FHL film 94929. LM.
  • 1610 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 105, FHL film 94930. LM.
  • 1611 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 106, FHL film 94931. LM.
  • 1612 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 107, FHL film 94932. LM.
  • 1613-1614 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 108-109, FHL film 94933. LM.
  • 1615-1616 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 110-111, FHL film 94934. LM.
  • 1617-1618 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 112-113, FHL film 94935. LM.
  • 1619-1620 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 114-115, FHL film 94936. LM.
  • 1621-1623 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 116-118, FHL film 94937. LM.
  • 1624-1625 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 119-120, FHL film 94938. LM.
  • 1626 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 121, FHL film 94939. LM.
  • 1627-1628 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 122-123, FHL film 94940. LM.
  • 1629 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Original Wills, 1629, FHL film 94941. LM.
  • 1630 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Original Wills, 1630, FHL film 94942. LM.
  • 1631-1632 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vols. 125-125, FHL film 94943. LM.
  • 1633 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 126, FHL film 166870. LM.
  • 1634 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 127, FHL film 166871. LM.
  • 1635 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 128, FHL film 166872. LM.
  • 1636 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 129, FHL film 166873. LM.
  • 1637 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 130, FHL film 166874. LM.
  • 1638-1639 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 131, FHL film 166875. LM.
  • 1640-1642 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 132, FHL film 166876. LM.
  • 1643-1646 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 133, FHL film 166877. LM.
  • 1647-1651 - Consistory Court of Norwich, Registered Wills, Vol. 134, FHL film 166878. LM.

Worcestershire

Explanations

LM = Read by Leslie Mahler, FASG

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mahler, Leslie. "American Colonists in English Wills," The Genealogist, 17 (2003):167-174.
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