FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject New York/Tasks-Probate Petitions FHLC

WikiProject New York Progress Chart  Wiki Project New York Tasks - Probate Petitions

Description
The purpose of this task is to add a paragraph and the corresponding FHLC template concerning probate petitions on microfilm for 29 counties.

Instructions
1. For each of the counties listed on the chart below, do the following:


 * a. Copy and paste the following sentence after the template under the Probate Records heading:


 * The petitions for are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library and its centers: . How to use Family History Library Catalog


 * b. Replace the FHLC template above with the wikitext from the chart for the appropriate county.

NOTE: use the FHL Catalog Entry Template for more FHLC template options.

2. {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" width="700" |- | County | Packets | Notes | FHLC |- | Alleghany | 1897–1930 | In FHLC as "Surrogates Records" |  |- | Cayuga | 1799–1905 | In FHLC as "Surrogates Records" |  |- | Chautauqua | Nil | Petitions in "probate of wills books" 1841–1901 |  |- | Chemung | 1836–1900 | In FHLC as "Estate Papers" |  |- | Columbia | 1830–1880 | In FHLC as "will papers" and "administration papers" 1830–1880 |


 * - | Cortland | 1810–1893 | In FHLC as "Estate Files" 1810–1893 | |- | Delaware | 1797–1915 | In FHLC as "Estate papers and proceedings, 1797–1900 |  Indexed by surname in general index to wills and proceedings.  |- | Dutchess | 1793–1868 | In FHLC as "Probate Packets" |  Indexed in General index to surrogate records  |- | Erie | 1800–1929 | In FHLC as "Surrogates Records" |  Includes film index  |- | Genessee | Nil | Petitions in "probate books" 1856–1908 |  Includes index. |- | Greene | yes(alpha) 1800–1883+


 * In FHLC as "Estate papers" | |- | Hamilton | 1861–1908 | In FHLC as "Estate papers" |  |- | Herkimer | 1792–1900 | In FHLC as "Estate papers" |  Filed by Last letter of Surname. |- | Jefferson | 1805–1900(1945) | In FHLC as "Estate papers" |  First film is an index. |- | Kings | 19th Century | FHL has petitions interfiled by type of estate |  |- | Madison | 1806–1876 | In FHLC as "Estate records" |  Records are in case number order. |- | New York | 19th Century | FHL has petitions interfiled by type of estate |  |- | Niagara | 1822–1932 | In FHLC as "Probate Records" |  First film is an index. |- | Oneida | yes (1867–1965) | In FHLC as "Probate Proceedings" |  |- | Otsego | 1829–1934 | In FHLC as "Petitions for probate" |  |- | Queens | 1830–1865 | In FHLC as "Probate proceedings" |  Index to Probate proceedings  |- | Rensselaer | yes (1793–1906) | In FHLC as "Probate Records" |  Indexes to these records are found on:  |- | Rockland | 1802–1900 | In FHLC as "Probate Records" |  |- | Seneca | 1830–1911 | In FHLC as "Stanley I. Reynolds Collection" [typescript] |  |- | Tompkins | 1818–1900 | In FHLC as "Petitions, proof of wills, letters of administration, and estate papers" |  |- | Ulster | (1707) 1787–1921 | In FHLC as "Probate records, 1707–1921 approx." |  First film is an index to filing boxes. |- | Warren | yes (1813–1955) | In FHLC as "Estate records, No. 1–13, 353; book of wills" |  First film is an index to Estate records. |- | Westchester | 1775–1900 | In FHLC as "Estate tax files, 1775–1900" |  |- | Wyoming | 1841–1900 | In FHLC as "Petition and proofs of wills, 1841–1900" and "Petitions, bonds of administrators, 1841–1900" |  |}