Record of foreign and out-of-state wills proved, 1830-1848.

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Record of foreign and out-of-state wills proved, 1830-1848.

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This series consists of the record of wills proved before the Chancellor. A law of 1830 required that wills in which the witnesses resided out of state or which were filed with a foreign or out-of-state court or government office be proved in the Court of Chancery. A will would normally have been proved in county surrogate's court during the 1830s and 1840s.

1 cu. ft. (3 volumes)

New York State Archives

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