Seymour, New Haven CountyTown incorporated in May 1850. Parent town: Derby.
The Derby Probate District was constituted July 4, 1858, from the New Haven Probate District and began processing probate matters for the Town of Seymour on January 1, 1899. On January 5, 2011 the Derby Probate District merged with the Woodbridge Probate District to created an enlarged Derby Probate District, which now serves the municipalities of Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, and Woodbridge.
Town of Seymour, Probate District chronology:
For Seymour probate material, see: New Haven and Derby.
Sharon, Litchfield CountyEstablished 1739.
The Sharon Probate District was constituted in October, 1755, from the Litchfield Probate District. The Sharon Probate District merged with the Canaan, Cornwall, Norfolk, and Salisbury Probate Districts on January 1, 2007 to create the Northwest Corner Probate District. The Northwest Corner Probate District merged with the Harwinton, Litchfield, and Thomaston Probate Districts on January 5, 2011, to create the Litchfield Hills Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Canaan, Cornwall, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, and Warren.
Town of Sharon, Probate District chronology:
Shelton, Fairfield CountyTown incorporated January 1789 as Huntington. Changed name to Shelton, 1919. Parent town: Stratford.
The Huntington Probate District was constituted May 1889 from the Bridgeport and Derby Probate Districts. Name of town and probate district changed from Huntington to Shelton on August 29, 1919. The Shelton Probate District currently serves the municipality of Shelton.
Town of Shelton, Probate District chronology:
Sherman, Fairfield CountyTown incorporated 1802. Parent town: New Fairfield.
The Sherman Probate District was constituted June 4, 1846, from the New Milford Probate District. The Sherman Probate District was absorbed by the New Fairfield Probate District on January 8, 2003. The New Fairfield Probate District merged with the Brookfield and New Milford Probate Districts on January 5, 2011 to create the Housatonic Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman.
Town of Sherman probate chronology:
Simsbury, Hartford CountyEstablished 1670.
The Simsbury Probate District was constituted May 1769, from the Hartford Probate District. The Simsbury Probate District merged on January 5, 2011 with the Avon, Canton, and Granby Probate Districts to create the Simsbury Regional Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Avon, Canton, Granby, and Simsbury.
The Simsbury Probate District also served the following municipalities at various times:
Town of Simsbury probate chronology:
Somers, Tolland CountyTown incorporated July 1734 as part of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Annexed to Connecticut 1749. Parent town: Enfield.
The Somers Probate District was constituted June 3, 1834 from the Ellington Probate District. The Somers Probate District merged with the Stafford Probate District on January 6, 1999. The Stafford Probate merged with the Enfield Probate District on January 5, 2011 to create the North Central Probate District, which serves the municipalities of Enfield, Somers, Stafford, and Union.
Town of Somers, Probate District chronology:
South Windsor, Hartford CountyTown incorporated in May 1845. Parent town: East Windsor.
The East Windsor Probate District, constituted May 1782, from the Hartford and Stafford Probate Districts, processed probate matters for the Town of South Windsor from its incorporation until the creation of the Region #4 Probate District (Greater Windsor District) on January 5, 2011. The Greater Windsor District serves the municipalities of East Windsor, South Windsor, and Windsor.
Town of South Windsor, Probate District chronology:
For South Windsor probate material, see: East Windsor.
Southbury, New Haven CountyTown incorporated May 1787. Parent town: Woodbury.
The Southbury Probate District was constituted January 4, 1967, from the Woodbury Probate District. The Southbury Probate District merged with the Oxford, Roxbury, 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 Southbury, Probate District chronology:
The Connecticut State Library does not hold any original records from the Southbury Probate District
For Southbury probate material, see: Woodbury.
Southington, Hartford CountyTown incorporated October 1779. Parent town: Farmington.
The Southington Probate District was constituted May 24, 1825, from the Farmington Probate District. The Southington Probate District merged with the Cheshire Probate District on January 5, 2011 to create the Cheshire - Southington Probate District, which currently serves the municipalities of Cheshire and Southington.
Town of Southington probate chronology:
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