Essex County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records from 1635 and is located at 36 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970; (978) 745-0350 Fax (978) 741-2957
Probate records, including the administration of estates, probate of wills, and the appointment of guardians, have been under the jurisdiction of the courts since the 1630s.
Southern District 36 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970; (978) 741-0201. The Southern District includes the towns of Amesbury, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury. The site includes links to historical deeds as well as Native American Deeds.
Local Massachusetts Researchers
National Archives - Northeast Region, Boston
Commonwealth Museum and State Archives Building
Massachusetts Historical Society
Additional Resource for Boxford and Essex County
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