Vermont Probate Records for the Wheelock Surname

Vermont probate records are maintained by the counties. Each county has an archive of wills, settlements of estate, guardianships, etc. Indices to these probate records can be found in the county probate office, in libraries, and in genealogical societies. 

Windsor County Probate Index

The is a transcription of the Wheelock entries in "Windsor County Vermont Probate Index 1778 - 1899", Compiled by Scott Andrew Bartley and Marjorie-J. Bartley, Genealogical Society of Vermont, Saint Albans, Vt, 2000. Windsor County is divided into two probate districts, Hartford and Windsor. Hartford contains the towns of Barnard, Bethel, Bridgewater, Hartford, Hartland, Norwich, Pomfret, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, and Woodstock. The Windsor district contains the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Ludlow, Plymouth, Reading, Springfield, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Eston, and Windsor. The district identifies the location of the record:

Windsor District Probate Court
P.O. Box 402
North Springfield, VT
05150
(802)-886-2284
Mon.-Fri. 8-12, 1-4:30

Hartford District Probate Court
On The Green
Woodstock, VT
05901
(802)-457-1503
Mon.-Fri. 8-12,1-4:30

Windsor County VT Probate Index (Wheelock Surname)
Year(s) Name Residence District Type Volume(s)
1806 David Hardwick, MA Windsor Out of state intestate 4
1842, 1852 Gill Boston, MA Hartford (Woodstock and Bridgewater) Out of state intestate 15,18
1879 Henry Plymouth, VT Windsor Intestate 36
1892 Humphrey Barnard, VT Hartford Will 46
1888 Humphrey, Jr. Barnard, VT Hartford Intestate 42
1798 Jonathan Cavendish, VT Windsor Will 2
1837 Jonathan n/a Windsor Guardianship 4-5
1842 Jonathan Cavendish, VT Windsor Will 17
1895 Joseph D. Plymouth, VT Windsor Intestate 46
1817,1828 Jotham n/a Windsor Guardianship (Insane) 3
1831 Jotham Cavendish, VT Windsor Intestate 12
1844 Lucretia n/a Windsor Guardianship (Minor)
Discharged 1846
5
1897 Nelson Cavendish, VT Windsor Intestate 48
1844 Norman n/a Windsor Guardianship (Minor)
Discharged 1846
5