Norwich, New London CountyEstablished 1662.
The Norwich Probate District was constituted October, 1748, from the New London Probate District. The Norwich Probate District serves the municipalities of Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown.
Town of Norwich probate chronology:
Old Lyme, New London CountyTown incorporated 1855 as South Lyme, name changed to Old Lyme in 1857. Parent town: Lyme.
The Old Lyme (South Lyme) Probate District was constituted in May 1855 from the Lyme Probate District. The Old Lyme Probate District merged with the East Lyme, Montville, and Salem Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Niantic Regional Probate Court (district #32), which currently serves the municipalities of East Lyme, Montville, Old Lyme, and Salem.
Note: Probate records concerning Old Lyme, from May 1, 1666 to June 4, 1830, are in New London; records from June 4, 1830 to 2011 are in Old Lyme.
Town of Old Lyme probate chronology:
Old Saybrook, Middlesex CountyTown incorporated in 1854. Parent town: Old Saybrook (which immediately changed its name to Essex).
The Old Saybrook Probate District was constituted July 4, 1859, from the Essex Probate District. The Old Saybrook Probate District merged with the Deep River, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Saybrook, and Westbrook Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the new Saybrook Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.
Town of Old Saybrook probate chronology:
Orange, New Haven CountyTown incorporated May 1822. Parent towns: Milford, New Haven.
The Orange Probate District was constituted January 8, 1975, from the New Haven Probate District. The Orange Probate District merged with the Milford Probate District on January 5, 2011 to create the Milford – Orange Probate District, which presently serves the municipalities of Milford and Orange.
Town of Orange, Probate District chronology:
The Connecticut State Library does not hold any original records from the Orange Probate District.
For Orange probate material, see: New Haven.
Oxford, New Haven CountyTown incorporated October 1798. Parent towns: Derby, Southbury.
The Oxford Probate District was constituted June 4, 1846, from the New Haven Probate District. The Oxford Probate District merged with the Roxbury, Southbury, and Washington, and Woodbury Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Region # 22 Probate District, which serves the municipalities of Bethlehem, Oxford, Roxbury, Southbury, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury.
Town of Oxford probate chronology:
Plainfield, Windham CountyEstablished 1699.
The Plainfield Probate District was constituted May, 1747 from the Windham Probate District. The Plainfield Probate District merged with the Killingly Probate District on January 5, 2011 to create the Plainfield - Killingly Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Canterbury, Killingly, Plainfield, and Sterling.
The Plainfield Probate District also included the following towns at various times:
Brooklyn (part taken from Canterbury), May 1786-June 2, 1833
Town of Plainfield, Probate District chronology:
Plainville, Hartford CountyTown incorporated 1869. Parent town: Farmington.
The Plainville Probate District was constituted May 1909, from the Farmington Probate District. The Plainville Probate District merged with the Bristol and Plymouth Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Region #19 Probate District which serves the municipalities of Bristol, Plainville, and Plymouth. On January 9, 2019, Plainville left Region #19 to join the Farmington Regional Probate District.
Town of Plainville probate chronology:
Plymouth, Litchfield CountyTown incorporated 1795. Parent town: Watertown.
The Plymouth Probate District was constituted May 31, 1833, from the Waterbury Probate District. The Plymouth Probate District merged with the Bristol and Plainville Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Region #19 Probate District which served the municipalities of Bristol, Plainville, and Plymouth. On January 9, 2019, Plainville was reassigned to the Farmington Regional Probate District, and the Region #19 Probate District was renamed the Bristol-Plymouth District.
Town of Plymouth probate chronology:
Pomfret, Windham CountyEstablished 1713.
The Pomfret Probate District was constituted May 1752, from the Plainfield and Windham Probate Districts. The Pomfret Probate District merged on January 5, 2011 with the Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford (part), Putnam, Thompson, and Woodstock Probate Districts to create the Northeast Probate District. The Northeast Probate District serves the municipalities of Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson, and Woodstock.
The Pomfret Probate District served the following towns at various times:
Town of Pomfret, Probate District chronology:
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