Series Details:
ESTATE INVENTORIES A-Z

Description

Inventories and appraisements of decendents' estates. Information includes decedent's name and address; estate filing number and date filed; itemized list of estate property; appraised value and date of appraisal; and oath and signature of appraisers (and sometimes authorized witness). Printed forms appear in 1866.

Note 1: Vendues (estate items sold at public auction) often have a more itemized inventory. Sometimes filed with Estate Inventories.

Note 2: 1962 to present Estate Inventories are filed with Estate Records.

Arrangement: Alphabetical groupings by surname of decedent. Each alphabet is in a numerical order starting with #1 and appear to correspond chronologically with filing date.

Index: Artificial index arranged alphabetical by surname of decedent.

NOTE: Click "Subseries" for alphabetical groupings.

Details

Dates 1749 - 1961
Format Papers
Quantity 60 cu. ft.
Location Cumberland County;

Subseries

Subseries of ESTATE INVENTORIES A-Z
Series TitleDatesFormatLocationImages
Estate Inventories A to B 1749 - 1854Papers 
Estate Inventories C to E 1749 - 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories F to G 1749 - 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories H to I 1749 - 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories J to L 1749 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories M 1749 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories N to R 1749 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories S 1749 1961Papers 
Estate Inventories T to Z 1749 1961Papers