What was your ancester's surname? or the whole name. Could be, we might be looking at the same person. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: DBLSearch@aol.com <DBLSearch@aol.com> To: GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com <GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, October 24, 1999 4:27 PM Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] Re: GenConnecticut-D Digest V99 #294 >In a message dated 10/24/1999 11:30:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >GenConnecticut-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > ><< On the topic of New Haven research, does anyone know where I might find >the > will of my ancestor who died in Guilford in 1646? I'm planning my research > trip for next May. > > Thanks, > Judy Drake >> > >If you are coming to Connecticut - The Connecticut State Library & Archives >is a good place to do research, as is the Connecticut Historical Society, >both in the city of Hartford. > >The town of Guilford was established in 1643. Connecticut has distinct >probate "districts" - not divided by town or county. A Probate District was >not established for Guilford until 1719. All earlier [ie: 1646] probate >records for Guilford will be found in either the New Haven or New London >Probate District. > >There is a central index for Connecticut Probate Estate Packets up to 1880 - >available at the CT State Library [CSL] and/or the LDS Family History Center >on microfilm. Copies of the estate packets are also available on microfilm at >either of the above repositories [CSL or LDS]. > >Dianne Bordeaux Lenti, Professional Genealogist >Specializing in Ethnic Immigrant Research >Late 18th-20th Century Connecticut Records >& New England Naturalizations > >