Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland. Volume XXXI

Volume XXXI of this series consists of testamentary abstracts for the balance of 1761 and all of 1762. In all, the latest book in this distinguished series refers to an additional 7,000 colonial inhabitants of the Province of Maryland. For the most part, the transcriptions state the names of the principals (testators, heirs, guardians, witnesses, administrators, and so forth), as well as details of bequests, names of slaves, appraisers, and more.