Great news! Ancestry.com has recently posted over 800 record sets related to Rhode Island probate. They are listed at the bottom of this post. There is so much more there than I thought; see the top of the list for instructions about finding each record set.
Wills and probate
Wills and probate records can tell us about relationships in our ancestor’s lives that no other document can reveal. Cemetery markers, even if read and recorded long ago, can often be the only physical artifact left behind to tell us about a life.
Probate won’t reliably provide us with helpful lines such as “I give the land received from my honored father, Marmaduke Shipley, to …” But they reveal so much else. Often naming all surviving children, who may have the very grandparents’ names we are seeking. Or showing us the choice of Administrator or Guardians of minor children; were those significant people known to us? Evidence of economic status can help us in building a case for a certain father as opposed to another by the same name. And don’t get me started on the probate records of childless adults – they were often required to name every relative.
More than anything, it’s funny how the documents of the dead can bring them to life. Two aprons left to a daughter. An iron kettle. A chiming clock. A cow and calf. Or, in the case of my New England ancestors, 3 barrels of hard cider in the cellar. Add to that proximity in the cemetery to extended family members, or to the original family farm, and these are very important records for genealogists.
Asa Aldrich’s 1818 will as recorded in Cumberland, R.I. probate.
All probate records were kept by the town, although be careful about shifting town identities. A huge set of these records is now available online through a paid account on Ancestry.com (see bottom of this post). Otherwise, to see the probate records you need, a visit to the town hall may be necessary. Each town hall usually has staff devoted to probate records, to take care of the current probate business, and they can help you find the old records.
In some cases, microfilm copies may be necessary if the files you need are not online or if you cannot get to a town hall. The Rhode Island Historical Society has a few town probate records (try the card catalog before leaving home), also the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. Microfilm for most towns can now be viewed at the local FamilySearch Center but using their computers for digital access.
There are some index/abstracts published in a few places.
- Volume 16 (Rhode Island Will Book) of The Rhode Island Genealogical Register by Alden Beaman and Nellie M. C. Beaman (Princeton, Mass: periodical volumes 1 – 20 published 1978-1998). Out of print and protected by copyright (so, not online), the books are available in most local library collections that cover genealogy. Volume 16 is an index of town probate abstracts covered in volumes 1 – 15 of the periodical. A few other probate abstracts also appear in later volumes. The abstracts themselves are not perfect but this is certainly a useful guide for locating the probate records mentioned. But of course the set of abstracts is very far from complete for the state.
- An index of Providence probate records is in the book Index to the Probate records of the Municipal court of the city of Providence, Rhode Island from 1646 To and Including the Year 1899 by Edward Field, Providence: 1902. This data is also available online through NEHGS membership at their website, americanancestors.org, and its available on Ancestry.com.
Quick tip: Since probate usually was processed over a period of time, there is often more than one entry in the town probate books. Check for additional records. Also, different parts of probate may have been saved separately – for instance, wills, inventories or guardianship papers may have their own volumes.
Family Search.org has a miscellaneous collection of Rhode Island probate records. To find them, go to SEARCH –> CATALOG, and use Place = “United States, Rhode Island,” subject = “Probate,” Search these Family History Centers = “Online.” Then drill down to the exact location using the “PART OF UNITED STATE, RHODE ISLAND, PROVIDENCE” link to go to Providence County, the use “Places within …” to find the town of your choice. Clicking around will bring up any of the counties, and from there, the towns.
Quick tip: Don’t assume that because there is a probate record for your ancestor, the death must have been recorded in the town records. Sometimes, probate is the only record of a death. And sometimes, a death was recorded but there were no probate activities.
Of course there are many other records associated with more recent deaths – I notice Ancestry.com has a growing collection of Funeral Home records. Obituaries will be covered later, with newspapers.
Ballou Cemetery, Cumberland.
Cemeteries
Rhode Island has many, many tiny old cemeteries. Early on, with no central church to manage burials, families tended to use a spot on their own property for a private cemetery. Later, more formal, locally managed cemeteries were created, and sometime, older burials were moved to newer cemeteries, so don’t let the date of establishment of a cemetery fool you. As land use changed and towns expanded, conditions were not ideal for protection and care of these small cemeteries, so those seeking out these graves today sometimes have difficult conditions to grapple with.
Over the years, and today, there were many dedicated individuals recording and caring for small cemeteries. Sometimes, those early recordings have become the only record of markers now fallen and buried.
- The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission is my first stop for research. A significant portion of the excellent work done over the last century and a half has been combined into their records. If a picture is available, that will be indicated.
William Hardman died in 1870. R.I. Historical Cemetery Database is telling me that he is buried in PV005 – Grace Church Cemetery. Since many old Episcopal Church records are available at the archives of the University of Rhode Island Library, I already knew that William Hardman was at Grace Church Cemetery – I was able to use the card index there and see the map of his plot.
- The Rhode Island Genealogical Society has published several thorough books on local cemeteries. See a complete list, and some EXCELLENT ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT, here.
- Find A Grave is another site worth searching, and would be a good place to record your own discoveries and pictures.
Rhode Island probate records on Ancestry.com
And now, a list of records that I am going to be pursuing for months. Recently, Ancestry.com posted some records online: Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932. There are selected record sets (from microfilm rolls) from 37 of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns. The set for Providence is huge. An example is below.
Widow Margaret Hardman served as administrator of her husband William’s estate in 1870. I like how the bottom navigation bar shows me which file I’m on. The actual will was signed with a shaky hand on August 12, 1870, the day of William’s death.
You could search the set by name (see Randy Seaver’s recent post about indexing and other problems with the Massachusetts set). But if you want to access specific books to check for yourself, Ancestry makes it cumbersome but it is possible. All record sets are filed alphabetically BY COUNTY – but Rhode Island probate is kept by town. The titles never include the name of the town, so, I have gone through each county and sorted the titles into the proper town. I doubt my list of over 800 record sets is perfect, and the titles themselves may have issues, but the list is below. I built it for myself because I can’t think of any other way to access these records.
Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932. Choose the county then look for the exact title.
First, find the titles you are interested in, below. Then go to Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932. Find on the screen the “Browse this collection” link in the side column. Choose a county. Then all record books for the county will appear in the drop down menu (Providence county takes a while to come up – be patient). Knowing, from the list below, the exact title you might want, you just look for that title and select it. Be careful because some of the titles are VERY similar. Good luck!
A three-minute VIDEO walking you through how to locate the Ancestry.com records is available HERE. Be sure to click the blue button with the triangle to start the video. And don’t forget to come back!
BRISTOL COUNTY [All titles below will be found in a single list for Bristol County – this list helps you find the title you want.]
Barrington
- Deed Records, Vol 13, 1882-1890; Vol 14, 1890-1891
- Probate Index, Abatantuono, Ann-McCabe, Ann M,
- Probate Index, McCabe, Ann M-Zukowski, William Joseph
- Probate Records, Docket 1-7, 1874-1923
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1830-1869
- Town Council Records, Vol 1-4, 1770-1891
Bristol
- Administration and Testamentary Letters, 1810-1871
- Administrator Accounts, Vol 11-12, 1899-1920; Letters of Administrator, Vol 7-8, 1901-1917
- Administrators Accounts, 1811-1852
- Administrators Accounts, 1852-1870
- Administrators Accounts, 1870-1877
- Deeds, Wills, Inventories, Administrations, Grand Deeds and Grand Articles, 1680-1808
- Estate Deeds, Vol 5, 1909-1917; Warrants, Vol 1, 1896-1916; Admin Account, Vol 11, 1892-1899; Etc
- Inventories, Vol 1-4, 1811-1867
- Letters of Administration, Vol 5, 1870-1906
- Original Land Records, 1690-1703, 1886
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 2-3, 1760-1825
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 4, 1825-1838
- Probate Bonds, 1817-1890 Probate Bonds, 1858-1885
- Probate Index, Dixon, Ezra-Morris, Harriet P
- Probate Index, Morris, Harriet P-Zych, John
- Probate Records, Vol 6-8, 1855-1877
- Wills, Inventories, 1746-1793
- Wills, Inventories, 1746-1845
- Wills, Inventories, 1845-1881
Warren
- Accounts, 1832-1876; Commissioners Reports of Claims, 1843-1913
- Accounts, Vol 11, 1878-1891; Vol 12, 1891-1912; Vol 13, 1912-1947
- Bonds and Letters Testamentary, 1811-1836
- Bonds, 1875-1892; Vol 3, 1892-1905; Vol 4, 1906-1917
- Index to Vol 2-3 of Probate Proceedings, 1808-1851; Probate Proceedings, Vol 2, 1808-1839
- Letters of Guardianship, 1840-1900; Letters and Bonds to Return Inventory, 1823-1839
- Probate Index, Vol A-H, 1746-1859 Probate Index, Vol H-Z, 1746-1859
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 7-8, 1868-1879
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 9, 1825-1833; Probate Proceedings, 1819-1828, 1833-1839
- Probate Records, Vol 12, 1892-1906; Vol 13, 1897-1904; Vol 14, 1904-1909; Vol 15, 1909-1914
- Probate Records, Vol 14, 1903-1908; Vol 15, 1908-1911; Vol 16, 1911-1914; Vol 17, 1914-1916
- Probate Records, Vol 17, 1916-1918
- Wills and Inventories, Vol 1-2, 1746-1808 Wills and Inventories, Vol 3-4, 1806-1893
- Wills, Vol 9, 1880-1890; Vol 10, 1902-1918
KENT COUNTY [All titles below will be found in a single list for Kent County – this list helps you find the title you want.]
Coventry
- Probate Records, 1764-1824
- Probate records, 1825-1841
- Probate Records, 1841-1871
- Probate Records, 1856-1932
- Probate Records, 1869-1878
- Probate records, v.10, 1878-1883
- Probate Records, Vol 11-13, 1883-1906
- Probate Records, Vol 14-15, 1906-1922
East Greenwich
- Probate Files, 1-87, Adams-Brayton, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 88-178, Briggs-Congdon, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 179-243, Congdon-Freeborn, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 244-320, Freeborn-Hawkins, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 320-394, Hawkins-Kelly, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 394-447, Kelly-Mawney, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 447-524, Mawney-Pitcher, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 525-611, Pitcher-Spencer, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 612-695, Spencer-Wells, Early to 1885
- Probate Files, 695-725, Wells-Wood, Early to 1885
- Probate Index, Abar-Tortolani, 1872-2002
- Probate Index, Tortolani-Zubee, 1872-2002
- Probate Records, Vol 4-5, 1784-1819
- Probate Records, Vol 6-7, 1819-1850
- Probate Records, Vol 8, 1847-1875
- Probate Records, Vol 9, 1875-1891
- Town Council Records, 1865-1873
Warwick
- Guardianship, 1896-1923 Testamentary, 1856-1891 Testamentary, 1891-1909 Testamentary, 1909-1931
- Miscellaneous, 1839-1856; Administration, 1856-1932; Guardianship, 1856-1896
- Probate Bonds, Vol 1, 1873-1889; Vol 2, 1885-1897; Vol 3, 1897-1905
- Probate Bonds, Vol 4, 1895-1903; Vol 5, 1903-1908; Vol 6, 1908-1915
- Probate Bonds, Vol 7, 1915-1921
- Probate Docket Books, 1839-1925
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 13, 1907-1912; Vol 14, 1912-1918, 1947, 1955; Vol 15, 1918-1924, 1953
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 16, 1924-1938; Vol 17, 1925-1928; Vol 18, 1925-1934
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 19, 1918-1928; Vol 20, 1928-1930; Vol 21, 1928-1931
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 21, 1929-1931; Vol 22, 1929-1930; Vol 23, 1930-1931
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 8, 1876-1880; Vol 9, 1880-1881; Vol 10, 1882-1894
- Town Council Records 1853-1877
- Town Council Records Vol 1, 1742-1770
- Town Council Records, Vol 3, 1804-1822
- Town Council Records, Vol 7, 1870-1879
- Wills and Probate Proceedings, 1804-1820
- Wills and Probate Proceedings, 1820-1839
- Wills and Probate Proceedings, 1839-1861
- Wills and Probate Proceedings, 1861-1869
- Wills and Probate Proceedings, 1869-1876
- Wills, Vol 1, 1703-1745
- Wills, Vol 2-4, 1745-1797
- Wills, Vol 5-6, 1797-1816
- Wills, Vol 7-8, 1816-1831
- Wills, Vol 9-10, 1831-1847
- Wills, Vol 11-12, 1845-1859
- Wills, Vol 13-14, 1859-1868
- Wills, Vol 15-16, 1868-1879
- Wills, Vol 17-19, 1879-1898
- Wills, Vol 20-22, 1898-1909
- Wills, Vol 23-24, 1909-1917, 1953
West Greenwich
- Wills, vol 6-10, 1822-1890
West Warwick
- Docket 1913-1923; wills 1913-1919; bonds 1913-1919; letters of administration 1913-1923
- Testamentary Letters, 1914-1923; Guardianship Letters, 1913-1923; Probate Proceedings, 1913-1924
NEWPORT COUNTY [All titles below will be found in a single list for Newport County – this list helps you find the title you want.]
Jamestown
- Index to Land Evidence Records, Vol 1-14, 1680-1903
- Probate Files, Carr, Isaac-Larkin, Eliz B
- Probate Records, Vol 6-9, 1887-1915
- Town Council and Probate Records and Index, Vol 2-4, 1767- 1874
- Town Records, 1744-1796; Town Council Records, 1746-1766; Index
Little Compton
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 1-2, 1746-1781
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 8, 1832-1841; Probate Records, Vol 9-10, 1841-1854
Vols. 14-15 (1900-1915)
Middletown
- Books, Vol 12, 1894-1902; Vol 13, 1902-1908; Vol 14, 1908-1910
- Cemetery Records; Wills, Early-1800; Wills, 1745-1894; Deaths and Marriages
- Court Records, 1751-1785, 1813-1833
- Docket 1, 1896-1936
- Town Council Records, Vol 3-5, 1793-1838
- Town Council Records, Vol 6-8, 1838-1879
Newport
- General Probate Index, Vol A-B, 1779-1973
- General Probate Index, Vol C-H, 1779-1973
- General Probate Index, Vol I-R, 1779-1973
- General Probate Index, Vol S-Z, 1779-1973
- Index to Town Council Records
- Index to Wills
- Land Evidence Records, Vol 48-49, 1878-1880
- Miscellaneous Records, 1701-1776
- Probate Index, Aaron, Harry Solomon-Brown, Sophia Augusta
- Probate Index, Abate, Salvatore A-Richmond, Henry I
- Probate Index, Brown, Sophia Augusta-Crosby, Sarah C
- Probate Index, Crosby, Sarah C-Francis, Hariet H
- Probate Index, Francis, Harriet H-Hobbs, Caroline M
- Probate Index, Hobbs, Caroline M-Limmer, Edward F
- Probate Index, Limmer, Edward F-Mullaney, Johanna
- Probate Index, Mullaney, Johanna-Ray, John Lewis
- Probate Index, Ray, John Lewis-Sousa, Telma Garcia
- Probate Index, Richmond, Henry I-Yetman, Walter Minor
- Probate Index, Sousa, Telma Garcia-Virgadamo, Lucia G
- Probate Index, Virgadamo, Lucia G-Zuill, Elizabeth W
- Probate Records, Vol 10-11, 1834-1838
- Probate Records, Vol 11, 1854-1876; Town Council Records, Vol 3, 1841-1880
- Probate Records, Vol 12-13, 1838-1844
- Probate Records, Vol 1-3, 1779-1802
- Probate Records, Vol 19, 1858-1859
- Probate Records, Vol 20-21, 1859-1863
- Probate Records, Vol 22, 1862-1865
- Probate Records, Vol 23-24, 1864-1867
- Probate Records, Vol 28-29, 1872-1875
- Probate records, vol 30, 1877
- Probate Records, Vol 31-33, 1877-1880
- Probate Records, Vol 41-43, 1887-1890
- Probate Records, Vol 4-5, 1802-1819
- Probate Records, Vol 48-50, 1894-1896
- Probate Records, Vol 52-55, 1898-1900
- Probate records, vol 55-57, 1900-1902
- Probate Records, Vol 60-62, 1904-1906
- Probate Records, Vol 62-64, 1906-1908
- Probate Records, Vol 71-73, 1913-1915
- Probate Records, Vol 8-9, 1818-1834
- Town Council Records, Vol 12-16, 1756-1771
- Town Council Records, Vol 1-3, 1702-1719
- Town Council Records, Vol 17-18, 1702-1776
- Town Council Records, Vol 4-7, 1714-1735
- Town Council Records, Vol 8-11, 1735-1755
Portsmouth
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 6-9, 1764-1822
- Probate Bonds, 1829-1926
- Probate Bonds, 1869-1926
- Probate Index Cards, A-Z, 1700-1996
- Probate Records, Vol 2-5, 1834-1868
- Probate Records, Vol 6, 1845-1880
- Town Council Records, Vol 10, 1822-1862
- Town Council Records, Vol 13-15, 1893-1930
Tiverton
- Appointment Book of Administrators, Borden, Benajah-End, 1830-1844; Vol 11-14, 1832-1876
- Land Records, Vol 27, 1877-1879
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 2 and 4, 1747-1792
- Probate Index, 1700-1902
- Probate Records, Vol 13-14a, 1848-1866
- Probate Records, Vol 14, 1866-1876
- Probate Records, Vol 14-15, 1844-1850
- Probate Records, Vol 15, 1876-1883
- Probate Records, Vol 16, 1884-1890; Vol 17, 1890-1896; Vol 18, 1896-1902
- Probate records, vol 2 and 4, 1747-1792; town council probate, 1776-1789; vol 5-6, 1792-1814
- Town Council Records, Vol 1-4, 1776-1903
- Town Council Records, Vol 5-6, 1903-1929
- Town Meetings and Probate Records, 1776-1789; Town Meetings, 1804-1889
MISC:
- A Book of Records For the Proprietors of the Lands Containing the Names of the First Proprietors
Durfee and Stafford Genealogy and Allied Lines from 1600
PROVIDENCE COUNTY [All titles below will be found in a single list for Providence County – this list helps you find the title you want.]
Burrillville
- Administration Letters, Vol 1, 1907-1916; Warrants, Vol 1, 1896-1906; Bonds, Vol 1-2, 1873-1916
- Letters of Guardianship, Administration, Testamentary, 1862-1917; Probate Bonds, 1873-1898
- Probate Docket, Vol 1-2, 1900-1956; Wills, Vol 6, 1891-1916; Admin Letters, Vol 1, 1862-1907
- Probate Journals Vol 1-3, 1806-1883
- Probate Journals, Vol 4-6, 1883-1918; Probate Docket, Vol 1, 1896-1900
- Probate Records, Vol 3-4, 1842-1871
- Probate Records, Vol 5, 1871-1891
- Town Meeting Records, 1806-1881
Cranston
- Bonds to Probate Court, Vol 1, 1873-1892; Probate Index
- Estate Files, 1064-1404
- Estate Files, 1-372
- Estate Files, 1405-1685
- Estate Files, 1686-2074
- Estate Files, 2075-2656
- Estate Files, 2657-3090
- Estate Files, 3096-3421
- Estate Files, 3422-3687
- Estate Files, 374-645
- Estate Files, 648-1064
- Inventories, 19, 1890-1899; 21, 1898-1905; 29, 1906-1911; 35, 1910-1913
- Inventories, Reports, Accounts, Vol 16, 1873-1888; Wills, Vol 17, 1875-1894
- Inventory, Accounts, Etc, Vol 10, 1849-1862; Admin and Guardianship Letters, Vol 11, 1849-1869
- Letters of Administrator and Guardianship, Vol 14, 1867- 1892; Vol 15, 1873- 1887
- Letters, 20, 1899-1919; Testamentary, 22, 1892-1915; Misc Bonds, 23-24, 1892-1914; 2, 1888-1896
- Probate Bonds, 2 and 27, 1893-1923; Probate Bonds, 31 and 33, 1904-1919; Will, 25, 1892-1895
- Probate Index, Aaronian, Evelyn H-Burton, Joseph
- Probate Index, Burton, Joseph-Deluca, Giovanni
- Probate Index, Deluca, Giovanni-Gill, William C
- Probate Index, Gill, William C-Karnegie, Benjamin
- Probate Index, Karnegie, Benjamin-McCann, Irene
- Probate Index, McCann, Irene-Peterson, Annie
- Probate Index, Peterson, Annie-Shaw, Harriet
- Probate Index, Shaw, Harriet-Walton, Thomas
- Probate Index, Walton, Thomas-Zwoden, Arden; Hildebrant, Katharine M; Hulton, Chester
- Probate Records, Vol 12, 1861-1873; Inventories, Reports, Accounts, Vol 13, 1863-1874
- Probate Records, Vol 1-4,1798-1832
- Probate Records, Vol 5-7, 1832-1849
- Probate Records, Vol 8, 1849-1861; Wills, Vol 9, 1849-1875
- Records of Will, 25, 1895-1908; Records of Will, 32, 1908-1916
- Town Council Records, 1754-1793
- Town Council Records, 1854-1865
- Town Council Records, 1865-1877
Cumberland
- Letters, 1895-1925; Wills, 1905-1919; Probate Docket Book, Vol 1-2, 1896-1924
- Miscellaneous Bonds, 1874-1923
- Probate Records, Vol 21-23, 1856-1866
- Probate Records, Vol 24-25, 1866-1877
- Probate Records, Vol 26-27, 1877-1885
- Probate Records, Vol 28-30, 1885-1891
- Probate Records, Vol 31-34, 1894-1916
- Probate Records, Vol 6-10, 1784-1815
East Providence
- Assignment of Wages, Vol 1-2, 1885-1939; Inventories, Vol 3-4, 1889-1906
- Deed Records, Vol 1, 1862-1879; Vol 2, 1879-1896
- Letters, Vol 2-4, 1882-1923; Vol 1-2, 1862-1935; Vol 3-4, 1896-1916; Wage Assignment, Vol 1, 1885
- Probate Bonds, Vol 3-5, 1894-1941; Probate Warrants, Vol 1-2, 1899-1917
- Probate Court Bonds, 1873-1885
- Probate Court Journal; Letters of Guardianship, 1862-1892
- Probate Docket, Vol 1-3, 1896-1920; Probate Journal, Vol 3-4, 1892-1901
- Probate Index, Abajian, Charles-Cooke, Charlotte, 1862-1998
- Probate Index, Cooke, Charlotte-Harrington, Francis 1862-1998
- Probate Index, Harrington, Francis-McGuigan, Matthew, 1862-1998
- Probate Index, McGuigan, Matthew-Rose, Adelaide G, 1862-1998
- Probate Index, Rose, Adelaide G-Zwolinski, Florence 1862-1998
- Probate Journal, Vol 4, 1901-1904; Vol 5, 1904-1910; Vol 6, 1910-1915; Vol 7, 1915-1919
- Probate Wills, Vol 2-3, 1894-1917; Probate Bonds, Vol 2-3, 1885-1897
- Wills and Letters Testamentary, 1862-1894
Foster
- Deeds, Vol 17-19, 1893-1900
- Foster Historical Cemeteries
- Probate Records, Vol 10, 1864-1873
- Probate Records, Vol 1-2, 1781-1814
- Probate Records, Vol 12-14,1888-1915
- Probate Records, Vol 3-4, 1814-1826
- Probate Records, Vol 5-6, 1826-1836
- Probate Records, Vol 7-9, 1836-1864
Gloucester
- Town Council Records, 1731-1892
Johnston
- Executor, Administrations, Guardianship Records, 1826-1898
- Letters of Administration, Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1840-1882
- Probate Records, Minute Books, Inventories, and Commissioners Reports, 1871-1898
- Town Council Meeting Records, 1772-1817
- Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1759-1817
- Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1798-1852
- Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1821-1870
- Wills, Inventories, Etc, 1882-1898
- Wills, Inventories, Letters of Administration, Etc, 1871-1889
Lincoln
- Probate docket and index, 1895-1915; Wills and index, 1895-1915; Inventories, 1895-1915
- Probate Mtgs, Vol 1, 1895-1915; Admin Bonds, Vol 2 and 4, 1895-1915; Testamentary, Vol 3, 1895-1915
- Probate Records, Vol 18-21, 1890-1896
- Probate Records, Vol 25-27, 1902-1904, 1904-1907, 1907-1909
- Probate Records, Vol 28-30, 1909-1912, 1912-1913, 1914-1917
North Providence see Pawtucket
North Smithfield
- Deed Index and Records, Vol 11, 1894-1901; Vol 12, 1894-1901; Vol 13, 1896-1900; Vol 15, 1897-1900
- Probate Index, Greene, Marion Da-Zygmunt, Joseph
Pawtucket or North Providence (these records are for one or the other; it was hard to distinguish)
- Administrators Bonds, 1873-1889
- Appraisers Warrants and Record of Accounts, 1873-1890
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1799-1855
- Council and Probate Records, Vol A-C, 1765-1828
- Council Records, Vol 9-11, 1855-1874
- Executors Bonds to Return Inventory, 1873- 1907
- Guardianship Bonds, 1873-1905
- Husbands, Guardians, Administrators, Other Probate Bonds, 1873-1905
- Index to Probate Records, 1765-1874; Index to Council Records, 1765-1874
- Letters Testamentary, 1873-1883; Probate Bonds, 1872-1874
- Probate Docket, Vol 1, 1-2176, 1896; Vol 2, 3617-4737, 1898-1906; Vol 3, 4738-5713, 1906-1912
- Probate Docket, Vol 12, 1895-1896; Vol 13, 1896-1897; Vol 14, 1897-1899
- Probate Docket, Vol 15, 1896-1903; Vol 16, 1899-1905
- Probate Docket, Vol 17, 1899-1900; Vol 18, 1900-1901; Vol 19, 1902-1903
- Probate Docket, Vol 22, 1905-1906; Vol 23, 1906-1906; Vol 24, 1906-1908
- Probate Docket, Vol 29, 1910; Vol 30, 1910-1911; Vol 31, 1911; Vol 32, 1912
- Probate Docket, Vol 33, 1912-1913; Vol 34, 1913; Vol 35, 1913-1914; Vol 36, 1914
- Probate Docket, Vol 37, 1914-1915; Vol 38, 1915; Vol 39, 1915-1916
- Probate Docket, Vol 4, 1877-1880; Vol 5, 1880-1883
- Probate Docket, Vol 4, 5714-6791, 1912-1926
- Probate Docket, Vol 9, 1889-1891; Vol 10, 1891-1893; Vol 11, 1893-1895
- Probate Files, 1, 5-85
- Probate Files, 1079-1185,
- Probate Files, 1185-1230,
- Probate Files, 1230-1256,
- Probate Files, 1256-1365,
- Probate Files, 1365-1471,
- Probate Files, 144 (2)-198,
- Probate Files, 1471-1570,
- Probate Files, 1570-1655,
- Probate Files, 1655-1733,
- Probate Files, 1733-1811,
- Probate Files, 1811-1887
- Probate Files, 1887-1973
- Probate Files, 1973-2070
- Probate Files, 198-281,
- Probate Files, 2071-2147
- Probate Files, 2148-2207
- Probate Files, 2208
- Probate Files, 281-371,
- Probate Files, 371-457,
- Probate Files, 458-544,
- Probate Files, 544-639
- Probate Files, 640-725
- Probate Files, 726-858
- Probate Files, 85-144 (1)
- Probate Files, 858-973
- Probate Files, 973-1079
- Probate Records Index, A-Camoes, Mary
- Probate Records Index, Camp-Fitzsimons, Wam
- Probate Records Index, Fl-Gizelsky, A
- Probate Records Index, Li-Pakuris, Nicholas
- Probate Records Index, Pal-Tavernier, Kevin
- Probate Records Index, Tay-Z
- Probate Records, 1862-1877
- Probate Records, Vol 11-12, 1865-1871
- Probate Records, Vol 13-14, 1870-1874
- Probate Records, Vol 9-10, 1855-1865
- Record of Wills, Vol 1-2, 1870-1897
- Record of Wills, Vol A31, 1897-1902
Providence
- Administration Accounts, 10, 1843-1848; 11, 1849-1851; 12, 1851-1854
- Administration Accounts, 14, 1856-1858; 13, 1854-1856; 15, 1858-1860
- Administration Accounts, 16, 1860-1862; 17, 1862-1864; 18, 1864-1866
- Administration Accounts, 19, 1866-1868; 20, 1868-1869; 21, 1869-1872
- Administration Accounts, 22, 1872-1874; 23, 1874-1876; 24, 1876-1878
- Administration Accounts, 26, 1880-1882; 25, 1878-1880; 27, 1882-1884
- Administration Accounts, 28, 1884-1890; 29, 1891-1895; 30, 1896-1899
- Administration Accounts, 4, 1832-1835; 5, 1835-1837; 6, 1837-1839
- Administration Accounts, 7, 1839-1841; 8, 1841-1843; 9, 1842-1846
- Administrators Records, 1898-1899
- Commissioners Probate Reports, Vol 1-3, 1820-1878; Miscellaneous Commissioner Reports, 1898-1899
- Index to Probate Records, 1646-1899 [copy of a printed book]
- Indexes to Wills, Vol O, 1872-1886; Vol 1, 1886-1897; Vol 2, 1901-1906; Vol 3, 1905-1914
- Indian deeds, 1659-1662
- Letters of Administration and Guardianship, 1804-1840
- Letters of Guardianship, 1840-1864
- Letters of Guardianship, 1864-1889
- Letters of Guardianship, 1889-1898
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 10-12, 1872-1897
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 13-15, 1873-1898
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 1-5, 1873-1898
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 16-19, 1873-1899
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 20-22, 1873-1893
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 23-26, 1873-1899
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 28-30, 1890-1899
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 31-38, 1893-1899
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 39-41, 1896-1899
- Miscellaneous Bonds, Vol 6-9, 1872-1897
- Miscellaneous Files, A4802, 1823-1888
- Miscellaneous Guardians, 1898-1899
- Probate Docket Books, Vol 35-37, 12001-14450, 1909-1912
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 15-18, 12426-15149, 1879-1886
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 19-21, a15150-A17754, 1886-1891
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 22, a17755-A18992, 1703-1883; Vol 23-24, 1-2000, 1891-1894
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 25-27, 2001-5000, 1894-1899
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 28-30, 5001-8000, 1899-1903
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 31-33, 8001-11000, 1903-1907
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 34, 11001-12000 1907-1909
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 37-39, 14450-17000, 1912-1915
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 40-42, 17001-18500, 1915-1916
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 43-44, 18501-19500, 1917-1918; Vol 45, 19501-2000, 1918-1919
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 46-48, 20001-21500, 1919-1920
- Probate Dockets of Estates, Vol 49, 21501-22000, 1920-1921
- Probate Dockets, Vol 10-12, 9103-11078
- Probate Dockets, Vol 1-3, 1-4596
- Probate Dockets, Vol 13-14, 11079-12425
- Probate Dockets, Vol 4-6, 4597-6902
- Probate Dockets, Vol 7-9, 6903-9102
- Probate Files, A1-A484, 1646-1885
- Probate Files, A485-A881, 1646-1885
- Probate Files, A882-A1200, 1769-1785, 1898
- Probate files, A1040, A1403, A1416, 1779-1788; A1455-A1583, 1794-1797
- Probate Files, A1201-A1454, 1785-1794
- Probate Files, A1584-A1630, 1797-1799
- Probate Files, A1680-A1730, 1799
- Probate Files, A1680-A1730, 1799-1800
- Probate Files, A1888-A1981, 1800-1812Probate Files, A1982-A2058, 1897-1899
- Probate Files, A2058-A2132
- Probate Files, A2133-A2330, 1826-1850
- Probate Files, A2330-A2440, 1850-1855
- Probate Files, A2441-A2541, 1854-1861
- Probate Files, A2542-A2663, 1861-1876
- Probate Files, A2664-A2788, 1867-1874
- Probate files, A2789-A2912, 1874-1877
- Probate Files, A2913-A3046, 1880-1885
- Probate Files, A3047-A3182, 1885-1890
- Probate Files, A3183-A3350, 1890-1894
- Probate Files, A3351-A3544, 1894-1888
- Probate files, A3545-A3691, 1888-1804
- Probate files, A3692-A3850, 1804-1808
- Probate Files, A3851-A3971, 1809-1886
- Probate Files, A3972-A4102, 1809-1810
- Probate Files, A4103-A4200, 1814
- Probate files, A4201-A4309, 1815-1816
- Probate Files, A4310-A4411, 1816-1817
- Probate Files, A4412-A4498, 1818
- Probate Files, A4499-A4593, 1819-1823
- Probate Files, A4594-A4717, 1820-1822
- Probate Files, A4718-A4804, 1822-1826
- Probate Files, A4805-A4889, 1826 4833
- Probate Files, A4890-A4969, 1827-1828
- Probate Files, A4969-A5047, 1826-1827
- Probate Files, A5048-A5144, 1827-1828
- Probate Files, A5145-A5229, 1828-1829
- Probate Files, A5230-A5319, 1829-1831
- Probate Files, A5320-A5385, 1831-1832
- Probate Files, A5386-A5448, 1832
- Probate Files, A5449-A5498, 1832-1835
- Probate Files, A5499-A5551, 1835-1836
- Probate Files, A5552-A5606, 1834-1836
- Probate Files, A5606-A5660, 1836-1839
- Probate Files, A5660-A5719, 1836-1839
- Probate Files, A5720-A5776, 1836-1841
- Probate Files, A5776-A5824, 1839-1841
- Probate Files, A5824-A5872, 1839-1840
- Probate Files, A5872-A5924, 1839
- Probate Files, A5925-A5982, 1839-1845
- Probate Files, A5982-A6035, 1840-1845
- Probate Files, A6036-A6070, 1841-1842
- Probate Files, A6071-A6123, 1841
- Probate Files, A6124-A6168, 1841-1842
- Probate Files, A6169-A6224, 1842-1843
- Probate Files, A6224-A6274, 1843-1845
- Probate Files, A6275-A6332, 1844
- Probate Files, A6333-A6384, 1844-1845
- Probate Files, A6385-A6441, 1845-1847
- Probate Files, A6387-A6544, 1845-1847
- Probate Files, A6441-A6486, 1846-1848
- Probate Files, A6545-A6599, 1847
- Probate Files, A6599-A6649, 1847-1848
- Probate Files, A6650-A6699, 1847-1849
- Probate Files, A6700-A6750, 1849-1850
- Probate Files, A6751-A6777, 1849
- Probate Files, A6778-A6825, 1850-1852
- Probate Files, A6826-A6869, 1850-1852
- Probate Files, A6870-A6908, 1850
- Probate Files, A6909-A6948, 1850
- Probate Files, A6949-A6988, 1851-1852
- Probate Files, A6989-A7030, 1851-1852
- Probate Files, A7031-A7060, 1852
- Probate Files, A7061-A7105, 1855-1856
- Probate files, A7106-A7149, 1852-1855
- Probate Files, A7150-A7190, 1854-1861
- Probate Files, A7191-A7236, 1854
- Probate files, A7237-A7254, 1854
- Probate Files, A7275-A7317, 1854
- Probate Files, A7318-A7536, 1854-1855
- Probate Files, A7357-A7400, 1855
- Probate Files, A7401-A7450, 1855
- Probate Files, A7451-A7494, 1855-1858
- Probate Files, A7495-A7550, 1856
- Probate files, A7551-A7597, 1856-1857
- Probate Files, A7597-A7648, 1857-1865
- Probate Files, A7649-A7690, 1857
- Probate Files, A7691-A7738, 1857
- Probate Files, A7738-A7787, 1857-1858
- Probate Files, A7788-A7845, 1858
- Probate Files, A7846-A7876, 1858-1859
- Probate Files, A7877-A7910, 1858-1859
- Probate Files, A7911-A7958, 1859
- Probate Files, A7959-A7992, 1859
- Probate Files, A7993-A8044, 1859-1861
- Probate Files, A8045-A8092, 1860
- Probate files, A8093-A8142, 1860
- Probate Files, A8143-A8181, 1860-1861
- Probate Files, A8182-A8232, 1861
- Probate Files, A8233-A8289, 1861
- Probate Files, A8290-A8322, 1861-1862
- Probate Files, A8323-A8376, 1862
- Probate Files, A8377-A8427, 1862-1867
- Probate Files, A8428-A8467, 1863-1864
- Probate Files, A8468-A8519, 1863-1864
- Probate Files, A8520-A8579, 1863
- Probate Files, A8580-A8642, 1863-1864
- Probate Files, A8643-A8704, 1864
- Probate Files, A8705-A8759, 1864
- Probate Files, A8760-A8818, 1864-1865
- Probate files, A8819-A8879, 1865
- Probate Files, A8880-A8922, 1865
- Probate files, A8923-A8984, 1865-1867
- Probate Files, A8985-A9044, 1866
- Probate Files, A9045-A9104, 1866
- Probate Files, A9105-A9173, 1866
- Probate Files, A9174-A9219, 1866
- Probate Files, A9220-A9271, 1867
- Probate files, A9272-A9325, 1867
- Probate Files, A9326-A9386, 1868
- Probate Files, A9387-A9409, 1868
- Probate Files, A9420-A9479, 1868
- Probate Files, A9480-A9438, 1868
- Probate Files, A9539-A9605, 1868-1869
- Probate Files, A9606-A9662, 1869
- Probate Files, A9664-A9731, 1869
- Probate Files, A9732-A9771, A9773-A9797, 1869
- Probate Files, A9798-A9867, 1870
- Probate Files, A9868-A9939, 1869
- Probate Files, A9940-A10017, 1869
- Probate Files, A10018-A10090, 1869
- Probate Files, A10091-A10150, 1870
- Probate Files, A10151-A10228, 1871
- Probate Files, A10229-A10309, 1871
- Probate Files, A10310-A10367, 1872
- Probate Files, A10368-A10423, 1872
- Probate Files, A10424-A10504, 1872
- Probate Files, A10505-A10584, 1872
- Probate Files, A10585-A10644, 1872
- Probate Files, A10645-A10725, 1873
- Probate Files, A10726-A10802, 1873
- Probate Files, A10803-A10882, 1873
- Probate Files, A10883-A10966, 1874
- Probate Files, A10967-A11065, 1874
- Probate Files, A11088-A11151, 1874-1875
- Probate Files, A11152-A11233, 1875
- Probate Files, A11234-A11329, 1875
- Probate Files, A11330-A11415, 1875
- Probate Files, A11416-A11508, 1876
- Probate Files, A11509-A11590, 1876
- Probate Files, A11591-A11679, 1877
- Probate Files, A11680-A11768, 1877
- Probate Files, A11769-A11853, 1877
- Probate Files, A11854-A11932, 1877
- Probate Files, A11933-A12004, 1877
- Probate Files, A12005-A12100, 1877
- Probate Files, A12101-A12175, 1877
- Probate Files, A12176-A12270, 1878
- Probate Files, A12271-A12351, 1878-1879
- Probate Files, A12352-A12437, 1879
- Probate Files, A12438-A12524, 1879
- Probate Files, A12525-A12612, 1879
- Probate Files, A12613-A12699, 1880
- Probate Files, A12699-A12775, 1880
- Probate Files, A12776-A12869, 1880-1881
- Probate Files, A12870-A12946, 1881
- Probate Files, A12947-A13017, 1881
- Probate Files, A13018-A13094, 1881
- Probate Files, A13095-A13170, 1882
- Probate Files, A13171-A13254, 1882
- Probate Files, A13255-A13331, 1882
- Probate Files, A13331-A13423, 1882
- Probate Files, A13424-A13515, 1882
- Probate Files, A13516-A13593, 1883
- Probate Files, A13594-A13673, 1883
- Probate Files, A13674-A13766, 1883
- Probate Files, A13767-A13842, 1883
- Probate Files, A13843-A13929, 1883
- Probate Files, A13930-A14016, 1883-1884
- Probate Files, A14017-A14099, 1884
- Probate Files, A14118-A14180, 1884
- Probate Files, A14181-A14251, 1884
- Probate Files, A14252-A14330, 1884-1885
- Probate Files, A14331-A14417, 1885
- Probate Files, A14418-A14501, 1885
- Probate Files, A14502-A14569, 1885
- Probate Files, A14570-A14657, 1885
- Probate Files, A14658-A14760, 1885
- Probate Files, A14761-A14843, 1886
- Probate Files, A14843-A14933, 1886
- Probate Files, A14934-A15017, 1886
- Probate Files, A15018-A15104, 1886
- Probate Files, A15105-A15196, 1886-1887
- Probate Files, A15197-A15286, 1887
- Probate Files, A15287-A15375, 1887
- Probate Files, A15376-A15455, 1887
- Probate Files, A15456-A15550, 1887
- Probate Files, A15551-A15644, 1887
- Probate Files, A15644-A15737, 1887
- Probate Files, A15738-A15831, 1887-1888
- Probate Files, A15832-A15920, 1888
- Probate Files, A15921-A16008, 1888
- Probate Files, A16009-A16090, 1888
- Probate Files, A16091-A16174, 1889
- Probate Files, A16175-A16276, 1889
- Probate Files, A16277-A16387, 1889
- Probate Files, A16388-A16478, 1889
- Probate Files, A16480-A16575, 1889
- Probate Files, A16576-A16661, 1889
- Probate Files, A16662-A16735, 1889
- Probate Files, A16736-A16821, 1890
- Probate Files, A16798-A16865, 1890
- Probate Files, A16865-A16927, 1890
- Probate Files, A16927-A17006, 1890
- Probate Files, A17006-A17078, 1890
- Probate Files, A17078-A17146, 1890
- Probate Files, A17146-A17224, 1890
- Probate Files, A17224-A17304, 1890
- Probate Files, A17304-A17377, 1890-1891
- Probate Files, A1731-A1750, 1799-1800
- Probate Files, A17377-A17461, 1890-1891
- Probate Files, A17461-A17522, 1891
- Probate Files, A1750-A1888, 1899
- Probate Files, A17522-A17591, 1891
- Probate Files, A17591-A17669, 1891
- Probate Files, A17669-A17747, 1891
- Probate Files, A17747-A18144, 1828-1848
- Probate Files, A18144-A18433, 1839-1862
- Probate Files, A18433-A18632, 1862-1875
- Probate Files, A18632-A18867, 1875-1884
- Probate Files, A18867-A19035, 1884-1899
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 1, 1819-1824; Vol 2, 1824-1828; Vol 3 1828-1834
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 12, 1857-1859; Vol 13, 1859-1862; Vol 14, 1862-1865
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 15, 1865-1867; Vol 16, 1867-1870; Vol 17, 1870-1873
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 18, 1873-1876; Vol 19, 1876-1878; Vol 20, 1878-1881
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 21, 1881-1883; Vol 22, 1883-1885; Vol 23, 1885-1888
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 24, 1888-1890; Vol 25, 1890-1893; Vol 26, 1893-1898
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 26-28, 1878-1882
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 27, 1892-1893; Vol 28, 1894-1896
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 29, 1896-1898; Vol 30, 1898-1899
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 29-31, 1882-1887
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 32-34, 1888-1891
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 35-37, 1891-1894
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 38-39, 1894-1896
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 4, 1834-1838; Vol 5, 1838-1841
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 40-41, 1896-1899
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 6, 1841-1844; Vol 7, 1844-1848; Vol 8, 1848-1850
- Probate Inventories of Estates, Vol 9, 1850-1853; Vol 10, 1853-1855; Vol 11, 1855-1857
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 100, 1906-1908; Vol 101, 1885-1908; Vol 102, 1906-1908
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 103, 1908-1909; Vol 104, 1909; Vol 105, 1908-1909
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 109, 1910; Vol 110, 1910-1912; Vol 111, 1905-1911
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 11-12, 1845-1848
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 115, 1910-1911; Vol 116, 1911; Vol 117, 1911-1912
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 1-2, 1798-1817
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 121, 1907-1913; Vol 122, 1904-1913; Vol 123, 1911-1913
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 124, 1913; Vol 125, 1913-1914; Vol 126, 1913-1914
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 127, 1914; Vol 128, 1914-1915; Vol 129, 1903-1914
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 13, 1848-1850
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 130, 1914-1915; Vol 131, 1915; Vol 132, 1897-1915
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 133, 1915; Vol 134, 1915; Vol 135, 1915
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 136, 1914-1916; Vol 137, 1915; Vol 138, 1916
- Probate proceedings, Vol 139, 1916; vol 140, 1916; vol 141, 1916
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 14-15, 1850-1853
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 142, 1916; Vol 143, 1916; Vol 144, 1916-1917
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 145, 1916-1917; Vol 146, 1916; Vol 147, 1917
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 148, 1917; Vol 149, 1917; Vol 150, 1917
- Probate proceedings, Vol 151, 1917; vol 152, 1915-1917; vol 153, 1911-1918
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 154, 1914-1918; Vol 155, 1914-1918; Vol 156, 1916-1918
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 157, 1916-1918; Vol 158, 1918; Vol 159, 1915-1918
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 160, 1911-1919; Vol 161, 1919; Vol 162, 1919
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 16-17, 1853-1855
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 163, 1918; Vol 164, 1919; Vol 165, 1919
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 166, 1919-1920; Vol 167, 1919-1920; Vol 168, 1919-1920
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 18, 1855-1856
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 19-20, 1856-1858
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 21-22, 1858-1860
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 27-28, 1865-1868
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 29-30, 1868-1871
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 31-32, 1871-1874
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 33-34, 1874-1876
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 3-4, 1817-1828
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 35, 1876-1877; Vol 36, 1877; Vol 37, 1877-1878
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 41, 1882-1883; Vol 42, 1883-1884; Vol 43, 1884-1885
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 44, 1885-1886; Vol 45, 1886-1887; Vol 46, 1887
- Probate proceedings, Vol 46, 1887-1888; vol 47, 1888-1889; vol 48, 1889
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 52, 1892-1892; Vol 53, 1892-1893; Vol 54, 1893
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 5-6, 1828-1836
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 61, 1897; Vol 62, 1897-1898; Vol 63, 1898
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 64, 1899; Vol 65, 1884-1899; Vol 66, 1892-1899
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 73, 1901; Vol 74, 1901; Vol 75, 1900-1902
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 7-8, 1836-1840
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 79, 1890-1903; Vol 80, 1903; Vol 81, 1903
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 82, 1903; Vol 83, 1903-1904; Vol 84, 1904
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 88, 1882-1994; Vol 89, 1902-1905; Vol 90, 1905
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 91, 1899-1905; Vol 92, 1905; Vol 93, 1906
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 9-10, 1840-1845
- Probate Proceedings, Vol 97, 1903-1907; Vol 98, 1907; Vol 99, 1895-1907
- Wills and Index, Vol 10-11 1805-1815
- Wills and Index, Vol 12, 1815-1819
- Wills and Index, Vol 13, 1819-1839
- Wills and index, vol 14-15, 1836-1848
- Wills and Index, Vol 16-17, 1848-1856
- Wills and Index, Vol 18-19, 1856-1862
- Wills and Index, Vol 20-21, 1861-1867
- Wills and Index, Vol 22-23, 1867-1872
- Wills and Index, Vol 24-25, 1872-1877
- Wills and Index, Vol 3-4, 1726-1754
- Wills and Index, Vol 5-6, 1754-1785
- Wills and Index, Vol 7, 1785-1797
- Wills and Index, Vol 8-9, 1796-1805
Scituate
- Probate and Council Records, Vol 1-3, 1731-1799
- Probate Records, Vol 13, 1905-1906; Vol 14, 1906-1912; Vol 15, 1913-1919
- Probate Records, Vol 6, 1837-1848
- Probate Records, Vol 9-10, 1865-1881
- Town Council Records, Vol 5-6, 1820-1886
Smithfield (note that many microfilms will come up with a “Central Falls” location since that is where the early Smithfield files are located)
- Abstracts Copied From Council and Probate Records 2
- Council Journal, 1871-1877
- Council Journal, Vol 5-6, 1822-1845
- Probate Files, 1-99, 1871-1885
- Probate Files, 99-171, 1871-1885
- Probate Index, Abbatematteo, Kathleen Frances-Laposta, Maria, 1871-2003
- Probate Index, Laposta, Maria-Zylinski, Mery, 1871-2003
- Probate Records, Vol 11-12, 1859-1867
- Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1871-1912
- Probate Records, Vol 2, 1749-1768
- Probate Records, Vol 2, 1769-1797
- Probate Records, Vol 3-4, 1791-1827
- Probate Records, Vol 4-5, 1903-1921
- Probate Records, Vol 5-6, 1826-1844
- Probate Records, Vol 9-10, 1853-1859
Woonsocket
- Probate Bonds, Vol 1, 1872-1883
- Probate Files, 1-79
- Probate Files, 79-161
- Probate files, 162-265
- Probate Files, 266-342
- Probate Files, 343-425
- Probate Files, 426-526
- Probate Files, 527-601
- Probate Index, Abatantuono, Constanza-Brien, Delphine
- Probate Index, Brien, Delphine-Dulac, Madeleine
- Probate Index, Dulac, Madeleine-Kappelle, Rosilda
- Probate Index, Kappelle, Rosilda-McDonald, James H
- Probate Index, McDonald, James H-Smith, Matilda S
- Probate Index, Smith, Matilda S-Zydem, Simon
- Probate Records, Vol 1-2, 1867-1878
Misc from Rhode Island Historical Society:
- Genealogical Record Book, Vol I
- Index to Cemetery Records, Wills, Record Books, Vital Records and Historical Events, Vol A [=Briggs Collection]
- Index to the Probate Records, 1646-1899 [Providence]
- Minutes and Acts of the General Council, 1667-1753
- Probate Records and Index, to 1775 [Providence, a handwritten abstract]
- Wills, Vol A-C [BRIGGS Collection]
WASHINGTON COUNTY [All titles below will be found in a single list for Washington County – this list helps you find the title you want.]
Charlestown
- Probate Records, Vol 1-3, 1798-1837
- Probate Records, Vol 4-6, 1837-1878
- Town Council and Town Meeting Records, 1-67, 1787
- Town Council and Town Meeting Records, 1788-1800
Exeter
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 12-14, 1830-1850
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1743-1786
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 15-17, 1850-1878
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 5-8, 1786-1816
- Council and Probate Records, Vol 9-11, 1816-1830
- Exeter, Rhode Island, death records and index: 1903-1915
Hopkinton (lucky Hopkinton researchers can bypass all this by using the transcribed records from the Hopkinton Historical Association (free!) – Probate 1757-1850 HERE).
- Bonds, Vol 1-3, 1872-1915; Docket Books, Vol 1-2, 1895-1928
- Probate Index Cards, 1757-1993
- Probate Records, Vol 11-12, 1862-1876
- Probate Records, Vol 13-14, 1876-1888
- Probate Records, Vol 15-16, 1888-1898
- Probate Records, Vol 1-6, 1751-1841
- Probate Records, Vol 17-18, 1899-1911
- Probate Records, Vol 19, 1911-1920
- Probate Records, Vol 7-10, 1839-1863
- Town Records, 1743-1920
Narragansett
- Probate Bonds, Vol 1, 1899-1908; Vol 2, 1908-1915
- Probate Files, Annie Thompson Case 10-Edward J Davis Case 61, 1800-1915
- Probate Files, Edward J Davis Case 61-James A Northup, 1800-1915
- Probate Files, Edward W Watts-Radel Andrew, 1800-1915
- Probate Files, James A Northup-Edgar W Watts, 1800-1915
- Probate Files, Rose, Joshua-Wright, Thomas
- Probate Records and Index, Vol 1 1884-1901; Vol 2 1898-1913; Vol 3 1913-1915
New Shoreham
- Probate books, vol A-C, 1798-1840
- Probate Books, Vol H-I, 1902-1923
- Probate Files Early-1885, Coe, Benjamin T-Littlefield, Nathaniel (Guardian)
- Probate Files Early-1885, Littlefield, Nathaniel (Guardian)-Rose, John
North Kingstown
- Death records, vol 5, 1910-1915
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 14-20, 1796-1817
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 21-25, 1817-1829
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 26-29, 1829-1845
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 30-32, 1845-1858
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 33-36, 1858-1871
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 5-8, 1692-1756
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 9-13, 1756-1795
- Probate Index, 1696-1903
- Probate Index, Abbott, Marie-Guada, Marlene Iris, 1896-1997
- Probate Index, Guada, Marlene Iris-Zwolinski, John, 1896-1997
- Probate Records, Vol 39, 1877-1881; Vol 40, 1881-1885
- Probate Records, Vol 40, 1885-1886; Vol 41, 1886-1889; Vol 42, 1862-1893; Vol 43, 1894-1895
- Probate Records, Vol 43-47, 1895-1923
- Probate Records, Vol 47, 1907-1924; Vol 48, 1918-1924; Vol 49, 1915-1933
- Probate records: Bonds 1 (1873-1890) ; bonds 2 (1890-1907) ; docket 2 (1896-1930) ; index 1 A – Z (books 1-45) 1696-1907.
Richmond
- Index of Land Evidence, Vol 2, 1853-1935; Land Deeds, 1896-1900
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 10-12, 1861-1877
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 1-3, 1747-1783, 1812-1818
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 4-6, 1818-1834
- Probate and Town Records, Vol 7-9, 1834-1861
- Probate Bonds, 1873-1914
South Kingstown
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 4-5, 1743-1772
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 6-7, 1772-1854
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 6-7, 1825-1863
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 8-10, 1863-1876
- Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 8-9, 1854-1886
- Town Council Records Index, 1704-1917
- Town Council Records Index, 1705-1943
Westerly
- Estates, Vol 1, 1872-1888; Vol 2, 1888-1906; Vol 3, 1906-1915; Vol 4, 1915-1916
- Indexes of Town, Land, Probate, and Vital Records, 1661-1745
- Probate Files, Drawer 3
- Probate Files, Drawer 4
- Probate Files, Drawers 1 and 2
- Probate Records Index, Abbossa, Rosa-Lysobey, Daniel
- Probate Records Index, McAndrew, Joseph L-Zippo, Theresa M
- Probate Records, Vol 2-3, 1811-1841
- Probate Records, Vol 4, 1832-1852
- Probate Records, Vol 5-6, 1853-1877
- Probate Records, Vol 7, 1874-1885; Vol 8, 1882-1889; Vol 9, 1888-1894
- Town and Council Special Proceedings, Vol 1, 1869-1888; Town Meeting Record, 1669-1694, 1818-1904
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 2-4, 1699-1736
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 5-6, 1745-1787
- Town Council and Probate Records, Vol 7-8, 1787-1818
A bit more help
A demo of the steps needed to use the record sets, above, can be found here on Randy Seaver’s blog. Thanks Randy!
There are eight weeks of helpful advice and links:
- Week 1 – Vital Records
- Week 2 – Census Records
- Week 3 – Probate & Cemeteries
- Week 4 – Maps & Deeds
- Week 5 – Town Records, Histories, and Newspapers
- Week 6 – Published Family Genealogies
- Week 7 – Military and Pensions
- Week 8 – Everything Else
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Quite an impressive list, but researchers still need to dive into record sets to find others that are definitely here, but not listed by Ancestry. For example, “Town Council Records Index 1705-1943” in Washington County also contains the first three Town Council and Probate books for South Kingstown. It’s on the same microfilm roll, along with a probate index. These are just poorly titled and linked by the company.
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Perfect advice. Like you, I noticed many of these microfilm rolls contained additional content. If I really wanted something, I would take a very broad look around. As you say, the titles and arrangements are not very helpful. Thanks for the note.
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What a wonderful resource! An inspiration for doing this for the states where I’m researching.
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Thank-you very much! We spotlighted this during Mondays with Myrt.
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I have been waiting for these record sets since ages as part of my research for Coadb.com I can say for sure Ancestry has again worked brilliantly coding and naming these files. Your guide is also very handy to narrow down research. It is my first experience reading your blog, will check back again 🙂
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WOW!!! What an unbelievable list. Thank you! Ancestry has done a very poor job of indexing and naming these files.
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Wow! Thanks for sorting out all those probate data sets! I’m bookmarking this post for when I get back to Rhode Island research. Yet another great job!
I’m really enjoying this series. 🙂
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