New Hampshire, County Probate Estate Files, 1769-1936

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of county probate estate files for Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Hillsborough and Rockingham counties.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

To Browse This Collection

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Probate records include petitions, inventories, accounts, decrees and other court documents.

• Name of the testator or deceased
• Names of the heirs, such as spouse, children, other relatives, and friends
• Name of the executor, administrator, or guardian
• Names of witnesses
• Residence of the testator
• Dates the documents were written and recorded (used to approximate event dates since a will was usually written near the time of death)

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1880 Appraisal

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  1882 Estate File