WikiProject:CT Town Land & Probate Records

Purpose

 * To add land & property records to Connecticut town pages

Contact
Angela.Sellers@FamilySearch.org

Task Lists
This project is found in tab Part 47
 * Connecticut Task List

Example Page

 * Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Project Instructions

 * Choose a Town from the *Connecticut Task List Part 47
 * Put your name by The Town
 * Click Town link to open up new Town

Part One
Land Records

Step One
Copy & Paste in Land Records Editing (section) *1640-1846 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Click on Edit source by Land Records
 * If there is a beginning introductory sentence put the new records underneath
 * Connecticut Land and Property

Step Two

 * If there are older or other links that were in the Land Editing (section), put them in the list together with the new links
 * Records starting with dates put in chronological order at the top of the list
 * Records starting with no dates, put below the list of dates in alphabetical order
 * Put in the Connecticut Task notes if there are updates, or changes that need to be made to older links to the new Manual of Style formatting
 * The updates, or changes to the new Manual of Style formatting will be done later by Angela

Step Three
Copy & Paste into Summary box Project CT Town Land & Probate Records
 * Click on Show Preview
 * Click on Save changes
 * Check all links to make sure they are good

Part Two
Probate Records

Step One
Copy & Paste this Introductory Sentence with references at the top in the Probate Records Editing (section) In the 1600s, probate records were kept by the Connecticut and New Haven Colonies. In 1666, the two colonies joined and formed four new probate districts and counties: Hartford, New London, New Haven, and Fairfield. More probate districts were formed by 1719.
 * Introductory Sentence with Two References
 * Delete any old sentences that were there before
 * Don't close, stay in the Probate Editing (section) and go on to Step Two

Step Two
Copy & Paste in the Editing (section) *1609-1999 Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Put these record links underneath the Introductory Sentence & References
 * 1787-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1859-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Connecticut Probate Records

Step Three

 * If there are older or other links that were in the Probate Editing (section), put them in the list together with the new links
 * Records starting with dates put in chronological order at the top
 * Records starting with no dates, put below the list of dates in alphabetical order
 * Put in the Connecticut Task notes if there are updates, or changes that need to be made to older links to the new Manual of Style formatting
 * The updates, or changes to the new Manual of Style formatting will be done later by Angela

Step Four
Copy & Paste into the Summary box Project CT Town Land & Probate Records
 * Click on Show Preview
 * Click on Save changes
 * Check all links to make sure they are good

Step One
Then:
 * When done put the date by your name
 * Start over at Project Instructions at the top
 * Choose a new Town from the *Connecticut Task List Part 47
 * Put your name by that Town
 * Click the Town link to open up new Town