Maryland Genealogical Society
Maryland Genealogical Society

Maryland Will and Probate Indexes

The Maryland State Archives is participating in a joint project with the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Registers of Wills, and FamilySearch to have the state's probate records from 1634 to 1940 indexed, scanned, and made available online. Volunteers are preparing the documents for scanning and indexing the records. The indexed information eventually will be available in an online FamilySearch database. In the meantime, as county indexes are completed, the Maryland State Archives is making the spreadsheets available for researcher use. Many thanks to MGS Board Member Tom McCarriar - who is participating as a volunteer on the project - for providing us with copies. County indexes available to date are:
Visit the Maryland State Archives web site for more information about volunteering for this or other projects.