Abstracts of Probate Records for the District of Stafford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1803-1848 - Paperback

by Spencer P. Mead (Author)

By: Spencer P. Mead, Pub. 1924, reprinted 2025, 508 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-652-9. Fairfield County was established in 1666. The Stamford District sits in the extreme southwestern portion of the state bordering New York. The first European settlers were Puritans and Congregationalists from England. Wills are a wonderful source of genealogical information due to the wide variety of family members being mentioned within along with an inventory of the deceased estate. The Index mentions approximately 8,000 persons.