Lookup Requests - 17th Century Probates

[nobrickwalls]

Hi, I've looked for the probates/wills for the following individuals:

Maddison Grey, buried Stanhope, Durham, 28 May 1700
Matthew Gray, buried Stanhope, Durham, 13 Feb 1641

They do not appear in the pre-1858 Durham Probate Records at Durham University's online database: https://familyrecords.awh.durham.ac.uk/nei/data/advanced.php

A staff member at Durham University archives suggested these probates might have been recorded at either the Prerogative Court of York, held at the Borthwick Insitutue of York, or the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, at the National Archive.

If someone has reason to search those record sets could you search for these probates?
Note that the surname might be spelled Gray or Grey.
If this request should be posted elsewhere please let me know.

Thank you.

[fiddlerslass]

It is possible that the wills don't survive or there was no will. I've had a quick look for Maddison Grey/Gray but didn't find anything.

For future reference

You can search the national archives catalogue here


https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Guide to pre 1858 wills

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/

Information about wills at Borthwick, and some search links.

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/holdings/research-guides/probate-courts/

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/holdings/how-to-search/

https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/holdings/how-to-search/other-resources/#tab-2

[nobrickwalls]

Ok, thank you for looking into this.