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Probate records including original estates and wills for New York are held in the office of the County Surrogate Court beginning in 1787, or when the county was formed. Prior to 1787, most are housed at the New York State Archives. See New York Probate Records for more information about using probate records.

Abstracts and indexes for estates and wills can be found in county records in WorldCat (global catalog of many libraries). Likewise, search the Family History Library Catalog for probate records in.