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Probate Records
Original Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1799–1938 – Index to Probate
 * 1803–1910 – Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1787-1835 – Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at New York Ancestors ($); includes.
 * 1790–1969 – Probate Records Indexes are at the beginning of each volume. Includes letters testamentary and of administration, guardianships, orders and decrees, dower books, real estate sales, and minutes.
 * 1807-1902 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1807–1902 – Will books

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

Original Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1775-1900 – Estate Tax Files (includes Petitions)
 * 1777-1905 – Letters of Administration
 * 1787-1905 – Wills
 * 1802-1901 – Letters of Guardianship
 * 1813-1983 – Index to Wills

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1664-1784 - Early Wills of Westchester County, New York, from 1664 to 1784: A Careful Abstract of All Wills (Nearly 800) Recorded in New York Surrogate's Office and at White Plains, N.Y., from 1664-1784 - full-text freely available via Brigham Young University. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1775-1941 - Wills (Surrogate Records), 1775-1941 - Personal Name Index at Westchester County Archives - free.
 * 1775-1909 - Inventories (Surrogate Records), 1774-1951 - Personal Name Index at Westchester County Archives - free.
 * 1784-1830 - Old Wills of New Rochelle: Copies of Wills by Citizens of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1784-1830. New Rochelle, N.Y.: New Rochelle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1991. Digital version at Ancestry ($); another Ancestry ($) version.
 * 1787-1843 - SAMPUBCO Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1787-1835 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at New York Ancestors ($); includes.

Probate Records
Probate Petitions

In 1830, state law required the Surrogate Court clerk to issue a probate petition for a deceased individual with property. This petition, unique to New York, listed the deceased's death date and the heirs with their residences.

The estate files containing the petition have not been microfilmed for and must be obtained from the  County Surrogate Court.

Original Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1799–1938 – Index to Probate
 * 1803–1910 – Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1787-1835 – Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835 at New York Ancestors ($); includes.
 * 1790–1969 – Probate Records Indexes are at the beginning of each volume. Includes letters testamentary and of administration, guardianships, orders and decrees, dower books, real estate sales, and minutes.
 * 1807-1902 - SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
 * 1807–1902 – Will books