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Barnstable county

• Index: 1686-1950
• Record books: 1686-1873

Berkshire county

• Index: 1761-1930
• Docket books: 1835-1917
• Record books: 1761-1917
• File papers: 1761-1917

Bristol county

• Index: 1687-1926
• Docket books: 1881-1915
• Record books: 1687-1916
• File papers: 1686-1880

Dukes county

• Record books: 1690-1938
• File papers: 1700-1870

Essex county

• Index: 1882-1917
• Docket books: 1638-1916
• Record books (Old Series): 1671-1916
• Record books (New Series): 1816-1885
• File papers: 1638-1881

Franklin county

• Index: 1812-1965
• Docket books: 1810-1921
• Record books: 1812-1894
• File papers: 1812-1915

Hampden county

• Index: 1812-1986
• Docket books: 1858-1916
• Record books: 1814-1929
• File papers: 1809-1881

Hampshire county

• Index: 1660-1971
• Record books: 1660-1916
• File papers: 1660-1889

Middlesex county

First Series

• Index: 1648-1871
• Docket & record books: 1648-1871
• File papers: 1648-1871

Second Series

• File papers: 1872-1886

Nantucket county

• Record books: 1706-1867

Norfolk county

• Index: 1793-1929
• Docket & record books: 1793-1916
• File papers: 1793-1894

Plymouth county

• Index: 1685-1939
• Docket books: 1685-1967
• Record books: 1686-1903
• File papers: 1686-1881

Suffolk county

First Series

• Index: 1636-1910
• Docket books: 1636-1901
• Record books: 1628-1899
• Record books (New Series): 1636-1766
• Files papers: 1630-1841

Second Series

• Index: 1910-1922
• Docket books: 1901-1916
• Record books: 1900-1916

Worcester county

• Index: 1731-1881
• Docket books: 1731-1881
• Record books: 1731-1916
• File papers: 1731-1881