Records : 1785-1840.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4C6P7S2R4
Category:
New Brunswick
Creator:
New Brunswick. Probate Court (St. John County).
Material Description:
2 microfilm textual records (5 volumes) ; 35 mm
Contents:
The reels contain five volumes of Probate Court Minute Books. They include: Volume A, 1785-1804; Volume B, 1804-1818; Volume C, 1818-1823; Volume D, 1823-1826; and Volume E, 1826-1840.

In addition to wills, probates and letters of administration, the records contain oaths; inventories of estates; guardianship documents; accounts; decrees; licenses to sell; authorizations; and numerous other documents.

Originals:
The original records are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
Archival Ref. No.:
PANB RS 71.
Finding Aids:

The Index to the St. John County Probate Records, 1785-1912, is available on the first microfilm reel. The Index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased person, and includes the type of legal proceeding, the book/volume and page number of the probate minutes and the file designation.

PDF Finding Aid:
NB Probate Court (St. John County) Records Shelf List.pdf
Notes:
The dates which are given in the typed description at the beginning of the first reel are inaccurate.