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About the index
This volume is an index to the Wills Registered between 1510 and 1652 in the Northampton Archdeaconry Court. The Archdeaconry Court of Northampton covered the major southern part of the county of Northampton. See map
Please note that no Administration Bonds for Northamptonshire survive prior to 1660. Locating the original documents
Where are the originals held?
The original wills are held at Northamptonshire Record Office - www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/recordoffice To obtain copies of an original will you need to contact The Northamptonshire Record Office by letter, fax or e-mail, giving full details (including source ie BRS and which court etc) and references. They will then send you a quote of the full costs. You then need to complete an order form (which is downloadable from their website) and return it to the record office (with payment). Alternatively you can visit The Northamptonshire Record Office personally, details of opening hours etc can be found on their website. Additionally FamilySearch www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog has filmed the majority of these probate documents, a microfilm copy of which can be ordered and viewed via your local FamilySearch Family History Center. www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp What information from the document do I need to locate the original?
Understanding the index
Which court or courts are included?
The Wills Registered between 1510 and 1652 in the Northampton Archdeaconry Court. Which diocese is involved? From 1541 Northamptonshire and Rutland were in the Diocese of Peterborough. Prior to then the two counties of Northampton and Rutland formed part of the great see of Lincoln. See map What does the index include? All names and places appearing in the will plus incidental information such as occupation where found in the original documents are included in the index. Names are arranged alphabetically. This means some name variants may not appear clustered together. Names in the index are according to the spelling used in the documents, usually based on the signaturee of the testator. Dates of wills are given in 'Old Style' or Julian Calendar. The folio number identifies the group of pages, anywhere from 2 to 16, within which the will's first page appears. Notes and Abbreviations used in the index As several of the calendars overlap each other the following table has been prepared so that the reader may be able at a glance to learn in what book or books the wills of any given period may be found. It will be observed that for the years 1595 and 1596 no wills appear to be extant at Northampton.
* The Third Series, which is lettered A, B, C, includes wills from 1603 to 1652, and the Second Series, A to V, extends from 1610 to 1652.
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