Thanks so much for answering my post. You were the only one so I hope that you do not mind if I ask one more question. I have ordered films from step number two so that I can go on to step number three. Will papers in step number three lead to unrecorded Estate Papers or is that just hit or miss? Is there something listed in the papers of step number three that I can use to order the proper numbers in the Estate papers? Thanks, Joan -------------- Original message -------------- From: Michelle Chubenko <[email protected]> > [email protected] wrote: > > Is there anyone out there that has worked with the NJ Surrogate court records > for Union County? Especially using the LDS/FHC? > > The reason that I ask--I ordered thru LDS the Index for Surr. Ct rec. I found > several names that are useful to me. The instructions say that then I should > order the film containing the docket numbers that I need, which I have done. > > Under the same title it also lists Will, releases, administrations and > unrecorded papers, lots of unrecorded papers. > > Will the docket papers lead me to the other papers, if they were recorded? If > not how do I choose from all the unrecorded papers. There are no dates > associated with the unrecorded papers, only volume numbers. > > Thanks > > Joan > > Joan, > > Here's a quick run-down of how to get to the estate files you wish to > view using the appropriate LDS Family History Center film numbers. > > Step One: > Consult the Docket Index to find matching entries and make note of the > Docket Number (#1-10000). > *Index to surrogate's dockets, A-G, 1857-1949 - FHL Film [ 914365 ] > *Index to surrogate's dockets, H-R, 1857-1949 - FHL Film [ 914366 ] > *Index to surrogate's dockets, S-Z, 1857-1949 - FHL Film [ 914367 ] > > tep Two: > Consult the Proceeding Index to determine what type of estate and the > paperwork that was filed for the estate. > *Surrogate's dockets, nos. 1-2000 - FHL Film [ 914369 ] > *Surrogate's dockets, nos. 2001-6000 - FHL Film [ 914370 ] > *Surrogate's dockets, nos. 6001-10000 - FHL Film [ 914165 ] > > Step Three: > Consult the appropriate record groups based on the information recorded > in the Proceedings Indexes: > *Applications for probate of will > *Will Books > *Applications for administrations > *Releases > *Orphans court records > *Administrators & guardians bonds > > Step Four: > Consult the Unrecorded Estate Papers files to review paperwork filed in > addition to that listed in the Proceedings Index. > *Unrecorded estate papers, nos. 1-8603 (covers 1857-circa1900) are > available through a LDS Family History Center. > > Hope this helps answer your questions. > > Regards, > Shell > > > -- > Michelle Tucker Chubenko > Member, Association of Professional Genealogists > http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm > "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." > - James A. Garfield > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NJGenWeb: Warren County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njwarren > OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm > AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message