Ellen: Prior to 1690 NH was is old " "County Massachusetts and its records are at the Mass Archives. After 1690 NH was new Hampshire province and that is when the NH state papers started. If you examine some of the early wills in NH state papers they will state orig in York Cnty, Mass ..... etc. The actual wills after 1690, if not lost are in the NH archives on Fruit St. in Concord, NH. It is interesting as the paper they used then was much more durable and is in much better condition (if is survived) then the sulphite paper which was used in the 19th century and 20th centuries which crumbles after several years. George Sanborn can make suggestions as to where other wills are from the 17th century NH area if in a location other then Mass Archives. Fred Gain -----Original Message----- From: Ellen Bisson <thebissons@worldnet.att.net> To: NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com <NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 6:32 PM Subject: Early wills from other NEngland states >OK, Dick, I'm prepared for a reprimand because this is not technically a >Rockingham issue, but just in case... > >Early NH wills are transcribed in volumes of the NH State Papers series, >origs available in Concord, but most of these documents were initially >filed/recorded in MA. Many of our Rockingham families have origins in >MA. Were MA wills also transcribed and are they available in volumes >similar to our NH State Papers series? > >Thanks, >Ellen Knowles Bisson >mailto:thebissons@worldnet.att.net > > >==== NHROCKIN Mailing List ==== >Send messages to the list to the "To" address found above in THIS message. >To send commands (subscribe/unsubscribe), insert -request between the L and the @ in the address. >Send only the command. > >============================== >FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! >Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >