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Supreme Courts:Court of Chancery:
- Albany | 1799-1829 Supreme Court cases heard in Court, Albany New York from all over the state on appeals.
Cases: A-Z | 60 cases | Heirs: A-Z | 421 heirs | Slaves: A-Z | 16 slaves- New York City | 1787-1927 Supreme Court cases heard in City Hall, New York City.
Cases: | A-Z | 179 cases | Heirs: | COMING AS SOON AS FIRST VOLUME IS DONE |Court of Appeals:
- Albany | 1830-1847, out of state cases heard in Albany.
Cases: | A-Z | 46 cases | Heirs: | COMING SOON |Original Wills
- Albany | 1770s - 1824, cases on appeals, heard in Albany.
Cases: A-Z | 59 cases | Heirs: A-Z | 338 heirs |- Utica | 1818-1829, cases on appeals, heard in Utica.
Cases: A-Z | 14 cases | Heirs: A-Z | 338 heirs | Slaves: A-Z | 46 slavesCounties:
- Early wills were also filed in New York County due to English method of court
OLD Section (1629-1836) A-F | G-O | P-Z | 1692 records- 2nd group of original wills (1662-1761), mostly not recorded in New York (Manhattan) county will books.
| A-K | L-Z | 1184 files
- Albany - 1 Nov 1683 - NEW Section | A-B | C-D | E-G | H-K | L | M | N-R | S | T-V | W-Z | 10232 records
- Allegany - 7 Apr 1806
| A-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z | 2826 records- Bronx - 1914 from New York. For early years, see Albany or New York or Westchester Counties
- Broome - 28 Mar 1806
| A-B | C-D | E-H | I-M | N-R | S | T-Z | completed | 4168 records- Cattaraugus - 11 Mar 1808
| A-B | C-D | E-G | H-J | K-M | N-Z | S | T-Z | completed | 4663 records- Cayuga - 8 Mar 1799
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
| A-B | C-D | E-G | H-K | L-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z | 6086 records | see also: Surrogate's Records- Chautauqua - 11 Mar 1808
| A-B | C-E | F-H | I-M | N-R | S | T-Z | completed | 5030 records- Chemung - 29 Mar 1836
| A-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z | completed | 3062 records- Chenango - 15 Mar 1798
| A-B | C-F | G-L | M-R | S-Z | completed | 4133 records- Clinton - 7 Mar 1788
| A-C | D-J | K-P | Q-Z | 2169 records- Columbia - 4 Apr 1786 from Albany.
Testators | A-B | C-F | G-J | K-Q | N-R | S-U | V-Z | completed | 5312 records
Heirs: A-Z | 430 heirs, counting- Cortland - 8 Apr 1808
| A-F | G-M | N-Z | completed | 2670 records- Delaware - 10 Mar 1797
| A-B | C-E | F-G | H-K | L-M | N-R | S | T-Z | completed | 5283 records- Dutchess - formed 1 Nov 1683 from Colonial Lands then annexed to Ulster Co and separated in 1713. Early wills were filed with Albany or New York Counties.
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
Will Books | A-C | D-H | I-O | P-S | T-Z | 9033 records
Circuit Court Book | A-Z |
Heirs | Circuit Court: A-Z |- Erie - 2 Apr 1821 from Niagara.
No will books at all. Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section- Essex - 1 Mar 1799
| A-F | G-O | P-Z | 1343 records- Franklin - 11 Mar 1808
| A-E | F-L | M-R | S-Z | completed | 2775 records- Fulton - 18 Apr 1838 from Montgomery. Hamilton Co was attached to Fulton 1838.
| A-C | D-H | I-M | N-R | S | T-Z | 4032 records- Genesee - 30 Mar 1802
| A-D | E-K | L-Q | R-S | T-Z | 3770 records- Greene - 30 Mar 1802
| A-B | C-F | G-K | L-O | P-R | S-U | V-Z | 4606 records- Hamilton - 21 Feb 1816 from Montgomery but remained attached until 1838. Attached 1838 to Fulton Co. briefly. Earlier recoRds before 1878 evidently are in Montgomery, Fulton and St. Lawrence Counties.
| A-Z | completed | 274 records- Herkimer - 16 Feb 1791
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
| A-B | C-D | E-G | H-K | L-O | P-R | S-U | V-Z | completed | 5474 recordsReturn to Previous Page or Back to Top
- Jefferson - 28 Mar 1805
Testators: | A-B | C-E | F-G | H-K | L-O | P-R | S-U | V-Z | 5246 records
Heirs | A-D | E-L | K-R | S-Z | 4127 heirs, counting- Kings (Brooklyn) - 1 Nov 1683 - Check New York County for many wills filed from Kings County in early years
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | J | K |
| L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z | 11986 records, counting- Lewis - 28 Mar 1805
| A-Z | 522 records- Livingston - 23 Feb 1821
| A-F | G-M | N-Z | completed | 3345 records- Madison - 21 Mar 1806
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
| A-B | C-F | G-K | L-Q | R-S | T-Z | completed | 1402 records
see also Surrogate's Records- Monroe - 23 Feb 1821
| A | B-BL | BO-BZ | C | D-E | F-G | H-I | J-L | M | N-Q | R | S-SL | SM-SZ | T-V | W-Z | 10,148 records- Montgomery - 2 Mar 1772
| A-B | C-D | E-G | H-K | L-M | N-R | S-U | V-Z | completed | 2046 records- Nassau - 1899 from Queens. Check New York and Suffolk Counties (before1914) for earlier records.
- New York (Manhattan) - 1652 -Large number of wills were filed in Albany County 1629-1802. Please check Albany County.
| Original Will Books A-Z | up to 1870, several volumes are lost | 486, counting
Early to 1784 (British style of filing) : A-D | E-L | M-S | T-Z |
| A | B-BL | BO-BZ | C-CL | CO-CZ | D | E | F | G | H-HE | HI-HZ | I | J | K | | L | M-MC | ME-MZ | N | O | P | Q | R | S-SL | SM-SZ | T | U | V | W | XYZ |
Temporary File Prior to subsequent inclusions in main files.
| Temporary File (combined into main file 23 Jan 2021) | 29,172 records, counting
- Niagara - 11 Mar 1818
| A-D | E-K | L-R | S-Z | 3851 records- Oneida - 15 Mar 1798
| A-BO | BR-CL | CO-DY | E-GL | GO-HI | HO-J | K-MA | MC-O | P-RI | RO-SM | SN-V | W-Z | 10,001 records- Onondaga - 5 Mar 1794
| A-G | H-Q | R-Z | 1975 records- Ontario - 27 Jan 1789
| A-C | D-H | I-O | P-S | T-Z | 5307 records- Orange - 1 Nov 1683 - Large number of wills were filed in Albany County 1629-1802. Please visit Albany County. Also New York county.
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
Will Books: | A-B | C-D | E-H | I-M | N-SL | SM-V | W-Z | 10212 records, counting
Original Wills: | A-Z | 1514 records, counting |- Orleans - 11 Nov 1824
| A-C | D-J | K-R | S-Z | 2641 records- Oswego - 1 Mar 1816
| A-C | D-H | I-O | P-Z |- Otsego - 16 Feb 1791
| A-B | C-F | G-L | M-R | S | T-Z | 5663 records- Putnam - 12 Jun 1812 from Dutchess.
| A-Z | 1659 records | complete- Queens - 1 Nov 1683 - Many early wills were filed in New York County. Please go there to check it out.
| A-D | E-L | M-R | S-Z | 3061 records, counting- Rensselaer - 7 Feb 1791
| A-B | C-E | F-H | I-M | N-SL | SM-Z | 10532 records, counting- Richmond (Staten Island) - 1 Nov 1683 - Recording of wills began in 1787. Many early wills were filed in New York County and appeared to have been filed in Essex County New Jersey when it was Colony of East Jersey. Please go there to check it out.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 6218 records, counting
| Temporary File | 453 records, counting- Rockland - 23 Feb 1798
| A-F | G-Q | R-Z | 2511 records- Saint Lawrence - 3 Mar 1805
| A-BO | BR-CO | CR-E | F-G | H-J | K-MA | MC-O | P-R | S | T-Z | 8046 records- Saratoga - 7 Feb 1791
| A-B | C-F | G-I | J-L | M-O | P-R | S | T-Z |- Schenectady - 7 Mar 1809
| A-C | D-I | J-O | O-S | T-Z | 4212 records- Schoharie - 6 Apr 1795.
| A-E | F-L | M-S | T-Z | 2787 records- Schuyler - 17 Apr 1854.
| A-L | M-Z | 1458 records- Seneca - 29 Mar 1804.
| A-B | C-F | G-L | M-R | S | T-Z | 2771 records- Steuben - 18 Mar 1796
| A-Z | 807 records- Suffolk - 1 Nov 1683. Many early wills were filed in New York County. Please go there to check it out.
- Sullivan - 27 Mar 1809. A fire destroyed nearly all of probate records in 1909.
- Tioga - 16 Feb 1791
| A-F | G-O | P-Z | 2332 records- Tompkins - 17 Apr 1817
| A-C | D-H | I-R | S-Z | 3421 records- Ulster - 1 Nov 1683 - Many early wills were filed in Albany and New York County. Please go there to check it out.
| A-B | C-D | E-H | I-ME | MI-R | S-T | U-Z | 8243 records- Warren - 12 Mar 1813
| A-F | G-N | O-Z | 2493 records- Washington - 12 Mar 1772
| A-B | C-D | E-G | H-K | L-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z | 6693 records- Wayne - 11 Apr 1823
| A-C | D-G | H-L | M-R | S-Z | 3911 records- Westchester - 1 Nov 1683 - Many early wills were filed in New York County. Please go there to check it out.
Probate Files are available - see Surrogate's/Probate Files section
| A-B | C-F | G-J | K-M | N-S | T-Z | 7408 records, counting- Wyoming - 14 May 1841
| A-F | G-N | O-Z | 2612 records- Yates - 5 Feb 1823
| A-G | H-R | S-Z | 2131 records
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