District of Columbia Probate Records, Will Books 1 through 6, 1801-1852 and Estate Files, 1801 -1852
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These probate records include wills, administrations of estates, some appointment of guardians and a few indentures of apprenticeship. This work contains detailed abstracts of 1,260 wills and listings of 3,406 estate records. Data was taken from will books and estate files found in the D.C. Archives and National Archives. Many entries include additional information from newspaper accounts and other sources. The Probate Records section in the Table of Contents contains a list of the deceased, arranged alphabetically by surname. The second portion of this book is devoted to Estate Records. A full-name index for all persons mentioned in the records completes this work.
Wesley E. Pippenger
(1996, 2003), 2026, 6" x 9", paper, index, 568 pp.
ISBN: 9781585493487
101-P0348