Norwich Probate Court records
Scope and Content
Probate record books, 1748-1965. Contact the probate court to access record books not listed below. Volumes titled "Journal" record the proceedings of the court. Volumes titled "Estates" are orders and decrees.See Alternative Form Available note below.
Probate files, 1748-1896. Probate files may consist of estates, conservatorships, guardianships, commitments, and insolvencies. See Alternative Form Available note below.
Inventory control book, 1748-1896 (coverage). Also known as the Godard Digest, it is a list of probate files transferred to the Connecticut State Library. It was compiled at the Connecticut State Library under the direction of State Librarian George S. Godard.
Dates
- 1748-1965
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Researchers should first consult use copies when available. See Alternate Form Available Section below.
The following volumes are RESTRICTED due to condition: Journals, all volumes except 6 and 19; Records, 2, 7-43; Estates, 1-16; Guardians, conservators, etc., 4. Contact State Archives staff for assistance.
Accession 2011-062, Record books, 1748-1965, are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
Norwich, New London County, Town settled 1659, established in May 1662, City incorporated May 1784
The Norwich Probate District was constituted October, 1748, from the New London Probate District. The Norwich Probate District serves the municipalities of Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown.
City of Norwich, Probate District chronology:
1660 - May 1666, Particular Court Jurisdiction at Hartford, later at New London
May 1666 - October 1748, New London District
October 1748 - Present, Norwich District
For Probate Court contact information and hours of operation see, Probate Court Directory.
Extent
115.25 cubic feet
Abstract
Record books, 1748-1965; Probate files, 1748-1896.
Arrangement
Record books are numbered separately within the following: Journals; Records; Estates; Assigned estates; Guardians, conservators, etc.; Bonds.
Probate files in accession 1914-007 are arranged alphabetically.
Other Finding Aid
Record Books: Index cards for the record books have been scanned. Ask History and Genealogy staff for assistance. See Alternate Form Available section for volumes available on microfilm.
Probate Files: The Probate Estate Papers Index, located in the index corridor adjacent to the History and Genealogy Reading Room, has two parts, a general index covering most of the state, and a Hartford Probate District index covering Hartford and some surrounding towns, 1820-1920. The index cards are arranged alphabetically by individual's last name and first names. The cards have the individual's name, town of residence, probate district, and list of items contained in the estate packet. To request retrieval of an estate packet, copy at least the estate name, file date, and probate district name from the index card. The probate files in Accession 1914-007 are represented in this index.
Provenance
The probate files in accession 1914-007 were transferred to the Connecticut State Library on the following dates (with date span of files): May 5, 1914 (1748-1896).
The record books in accession 2011-062 were transferred to the Connecticut State Library on November 30, 2010 and December 13, 2010.
Alternative Form Available
Record books, volumes 1-72, 1748-1917 and journals, volumes 1-17 except volume 2, 1748-1852, probate files, 1748-1880; and inventory control book (Godard Digest) were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are available for use in the History and Genealogy reading room or through the LDS Family History Centers. The journals on microfilm are titled "Administrations (daily blotters)".
- Bozrah (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Franklin (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Griswold (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lisbon(Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Norwich (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Preston (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Bozrah Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Franklin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Griswold Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Lisbon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Norwich Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Preston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Sprague Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Probate records -- Connecticut -- Voluntown Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sprague (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voluntown (Conn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 004:104, Norwich Probate Court
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
