NEW AND EXCLUSIVE U.S. WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS ON ANCESTRY.COM

The following announcement has been made by Ancestry.com about a new record collection they have added to their site:

Probate records are some of the most valuable documents you’ll come across doing your family

history. These records, created a­fter an individual’s death, often exist in time periods when birth,

marriage, and death records are unavailable and contain personal details unlike any other record.

Even though you might not have known your ancestors, you can discover the people and possessions

they cared about and perhaps learn a little more about their character and personality.

The Wills andProbate Collection on Ancestry

Ancestry is home to the largest online collection of documented wills and probate records for the

United States. You’ll find records for all 50 states covering more than 300 years, from 1668 to 2005.

That’s more than 170 million documents available for browsing. The size of this unprecedented

collection means you’re likely to find at least one of your ancestors.

 The research guide for these records can be found HERE.

Here is a list of the records that have been added:

	NARA Collections on Ancestry.com	Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs	909	Updated
	Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	364,338	New
	California, Wills and Probate Records, 1782-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	156,155	New
	Oklahoma, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-2008	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	249,300	New
	Washington, D.C., Wills and Probate Records, 1737-1952	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	30,027	New
	Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	251,269	New
	Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	626,392	New
	Arizona, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1995	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	25,868	New
	Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	102,650	New
	West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	643,165	New
	North Dakota and South Dakota, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	4,850	New
	Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	238,449	New
	Alaska, Wills and Probate Records, 1883-1978	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	352	New
	Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	782,788	New
	Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	41,474	New
	Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-2000	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	104,139	New
	Montana, Wills and Probate Records, 1831-1952	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	19,606	New
	Oregon, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1963	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	30,076	New
	Colorado, Wills and Probate Records, 1875-1974	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	29,873	New
	Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	141,599	New
	Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1604-1878	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	23,754	New
	Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	460,046	New
	Florida, Wills and Probate Records, 1810-1974	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	78,608	New
	Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	183,212	New
	Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	89,737	New

	Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	382,993	New
	Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	323,830	New
	Idaho, Wills and Probate Records, 1857-1989	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	24,398	New
	Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	593,105	New
	New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	568,803	New
	Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,835,295	New
	Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1807-1997	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	100,981	New
	Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	549,187	New
	Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	285,932	New
	Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1783-1998	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	95,015	New
	New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	2,820,431	New
	Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	281,088	New
	Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,007,132	New
	Wisconsin, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1987	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	169,973	New
	Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	205,250	New
	Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,224,408	New
	New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	194,945	New
	South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	217,944	New
	Hawaii, Wills and Probate Records, 1822-1962	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	9,538	New
	Nebraska, Wills and Probate Records, 1806-1989	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	2,513	New
	Wyoming, Wills and Probate Records, 1864-1915	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	461	New
	Nevada, Wills and Probate Records, 1906-1925	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	27	New
	New Mexico, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1993	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	9,416	New
	North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	1,065,131	New
	Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	67,314	New

	Maryland, Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	7,475	Updated
	New York County, New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1658-1880 (NYSA)	Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal	24,108	New
	Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963	Birth, Marriage & Death	7,057,115	Updated

This is quite a number of new records.  Hope you find your ancestors in these records - happy ancestor hunting.