Overview
Some historic probate records are available online on familysearch.org or americanancestors.org. Both are free once you create an account.
If the historic probate record you're looking for isn't available online, please fill out and submit the Court Archives Information Request Form or contact the Probate and Family Court division the case was filed in and ask the court to retrieve the record from the archives.
Records from 2009 - present
For records of estate cases from 2009 through 2021 from any county, you can search for the record on masscourts.org. If you can’t find the record you’re looking for there, please contact your local Probate & Family Court.
Barnstable county
Berkshire county
Bristol county
Dukes county
Essex county
Franklin county
Hampden county
Hampshire county
Middlesex county
First Series
Second Series