EARLY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PROBATE RECORDS
A consolidated list as compiled by Ruth Norris and Carlton M. Smith from Index Volume
I (A-K) and Volume II (L-Z) in the office of the County Clerk and from the listing of
dates of filing of wiwlls in Santa Barbara County as found in the Gledhill Library of
the Santa Barbara Historical Society in volumes entitled: "Index of Wills" and "Old Index and Fee Book."
These lists were published in ANCESTORS WEST, Vol. I No. 1 (December, 1974) to Vol. II No. 7 (Summer, 1976).
The numbering of cases begins 5 January 1880; earlier cases are marked ( - ); dates
are dates of filing of wills as shown in the "Index of Wills".
ADAM, James E. 6 Sept. 1910 BLANCHET, (Franchaise) 14 Oct 1902
ADAM, William (Laird) 2 Jan 1904 BOCARIZO, Peter 24 June 1909
ADAMS, Alfred 27 July 1909 BOHN, Peter ( - )
ADAMS, Thomas S. 5 Sept. 1905 BONETTI, Albert 18 Feb 1898
AGUIRRE, Maria (Case No. 78) BONETTI, Guiuliano (Clemento) 17 May 1897
AH, Jim (522) BONTADELLI, E. 4 Dec 1905
AH, You (781) BOOTH, George 2 June 1905
ALEXANDER, William 26 Jan 1910 BORBON, Viacaba (alias VIACABA) ( - )
ALLAIRE, Sarah E. 2 Feb. 1897 BOSSO, S. 20 Mar 1901
ALLEN, Ephraim 18 May 1893 BOTTILLER, Pascual (1163) 14 Aug 1886
ALLEN, William Pitt 8 June 1904 BOYCE, Anson (Augustus) 11 Oct 1909
ANDERSON, Absolom L. 25 Nov 1895 BOYD, Alexander Hamilton 2 Nov 1905
ANDERSON, Catherine A. L. 29 June 1894 BOYD, Joanna, M. (1876)
APLIN, William D. 15 Feb 1905 BOYDEN, Laura 5 Dec 1910
ASHLEY, Mary A. 11 June 1904 BRADBURY, A. K. P. (62)
ATLEE, William A. 12 Dec 1903 BRADY, James (1248)
AUSTIN (Natianiel Porter)26 Dec 1891 BRAIN, Samuel 26 Dec 1907
AYALA, Juan C. 20 May 1897 BRANT, Eugene ( - )
AZIVEDO, Guilherme (Antonio de) 3 Dec 1906 BRASTOW, Helen P. 6 May 1908
*BAKEMAN, J.J. see JOHNSON, H.H.( - )BRAUN, Samuel 6 Nov 1905
BACON, J. W. ( - ) BREATH, Helen M. 8 Oct 1910
BACON, Lydia (a minor) ( - ) BRINKERHOFF, S. B. (147)
BADGER, Ralph S.10 Mar 1911 BRINKERHOFF (Samuel)(Bevier/s) S.B.
BAIL, (William) H.12 May 1900 (147) 30 Mar 1880
BAILARD, Andrew (54) BROOME, (William (Richard) 7 Jul 1891
BAILEY, Alexander( - ) BROSON, James (Anson) 30 Oct 1889
BAILEY, Margaret(304) BROTHERSON, Alletta 17 Dec 1908
BALCH, Sarah G. 13 June 1895 BROUGHTON, William Wallace 2 Mar 1910
BALL, Martha S. 17 May 1892 BROWN, Andrew D. ( - )
BALLARD, W. N. ( - ) BROWN, James A. (1945)
BANCKENGNY, Adolph 15 Aug 1892 BROWN, (Thomas) 11 May 1905
BANEGAS, Casne ( - ) BUELL, Hervey J. 24 Jan 1899
BARBER, Peter J.11 Feb 1905 BUELL, R. T. 23 Nov 1905
BARGER, George W. 26 Jan 1900 BUHRENHEIM, Helena 14 Oct 1905
BARNARD, A. W. (453) BURNAP, Harvey B. 25 Sept 1895
BARNARD, (Anson) W. 24 Apr 1883 BURROUGH, Maria A. ( - )
BARNARD, W. C. (48) BURTON, L. F. (80)
BARRERAS, Pedro (268) BUSTILLOS, Dolores ( - )
BARTHMAN, Samuel ( - ) BUTLER, Harriet P. 3 Oct 1910
BARTLETT, Anna P.(1384) *CHARLESWORTH, Henry ( - )
BATCHELDER, Samuel (1112) CABLE, Rank (1033)
BARRY, Portia 19 May 1909 CAMERON, A. T. (59)
BAXLEY, Mary Virginia4 Oct 1904 CANNCN, Florence (1023)
BEACH, C. M.4 Mar 1895 CARILLO, Carlos Anto ( - )
BEATON, James(1133) 29 Apr 1886 CARILLO, Concepcion G. ( - )
BECKER, Berenhart(1175)10 Sep 1886 CARILLO, Jose ( - )
BECKWITH, Emily 22 Apr 1907 CARILLO, Manuela ( - )
BEEBE, David ( - ) CARLTON, Sophia (204)
BENN, William 12 Apr 1900 CARR, Daniel D. T. ( - )
BERGER(ON), Lucrecia(C.)25 Apr 1894 CARRILLO, Joaquin ( - )
BERNES, Hans(Frederick)20 Sept 1893 CARRILLO, Jose Anto ( - )
BERRELL, James (60) CARRILLO, Jose de Jesus ( - )
BIGELOW, Ruth H. 6 Feb 1895 CARRILLO, Josefa C. de ( - )
BIGGS, (Mateo) H. 25 Apr 1890 CAUCH, John (1549) 14 May 1888
BILBAO, Modesto (691) CHAMBERLAIN, E. E. (786)
BIRABENT, Jean Marie 28 July 1909 CHAMPION, Robert W. (83)
BIRTWHISTLE, Irene 11 Mar 1890 CHAPMAN, Maria D. A. ( - )
BITSCH, Adam (697) 3 Oct 1883 *CHARRON, L. N. ( - ) L. H. (Index)
BLAISDELL, Elijah S. (1355) COATS, N. M. ( - )
BLAKE, Anna S. C. 31 Mar 1899 COHEN, M. ( - )
COLLIER, B. H. (1301)
CONWAY, Mary (970)
COLLINS, Geo. N. (1232) EAMES, Angelino M. (old index)
COMSTOCK, G. L. M. (1738) EAMES, Angelino M. (550) 2 Nov. 1882
COOK, C. E. ( - ) (in Fee Book)
COOK, Ed. G. (74) ECCLES, David 1413 will adm 7 Nov 1887
COPELAND, H. W. (1655) EDGAR, J. G. ( - )
CORDERO, Miguel ( - ) EDICK, H. (488)
CORDERO, Pedro ( - ) EELLS, Marcus (1506)
CORLISS, G. W. and Lucretia ( - ) ELIZALDE, Francisco ( - )
CORRALES, Casme (1390) ELIZALDE, Maria Ygnacia (298) will
CORY, Purnell (1210) filed 15 Feb 1881(Index & Fee Book)
COT, Antonio Jose (as written) Ma. Ygnacio in Vol I, Probate Index
assumed COTA ( - ) ELLISON, A. J. ( - )
COTA, Francisco ( - ) ESTRADA, Jose Anto. (1299) will adm.
COTA, Francisco ( - ) (two listings) to probate 5 May 1887
COTA, M. de J. A. de ( - ) EVANS, N. B. ( - )
COTTON, I. F. ( - )
COVARRUBIAS, J. M. (1701) FABRIGAT, Narciso ( - )
COX, Henry T. (1057) 9 Oct 1885 FAIRBANKS, John C. (530)
COYLE, John W. (148) FAWCETT, Eugene ( - ) will adm. 15 Jan 1880
COYLE, Peter (68) FELIZ, Jose Antonio (1916 " 5 Sep.1889
CRANE, Adale (720) FELIZ, Vicenta C. L. Y. ( - )
CRAVENS, Thomas A.(1500)13 Mar 1888 FINCH, William W. (953) will adm 2 Mar 1885
CRAWFORD, Alvie (1673) (Alice?) FISH, Berrien ( - )
CULLUM, W. E. (715) FLORES, Welceleo (69)
CURIAC, Donat ( - ) FOSTER, Isaac Giles (252) " " 19 Oct 1880
CURRYER, Daniel (1773) 14 Mar 1889 FOXEN, A. J. S. ( - )
CURTISS, Ruth A. (532) FOXEN, W. D. ( - )
CUSHING, Lavinia P.(627)27 Mar 1883 FRANKLIN, Ellen M. ( - )
CUSHING, Perry L. (no designation)FRANKLIN, G. E. (294)
FRANKLIN, Jessie D. ( - )
DEADRICK, Lizzie I. 1652 FREEMAN, Martina Foxen de (253) will
DEAN, F(rederick) E. 982 1/2 will admitted to probate 20 Oct 1880
admitted to probate 25 May 1885 (19 Oct 1880 - Index of Wills)
DEAN, H. W. 256 FROOM, A. W. (157)
DEARBORN, David 1464 will admitted to
probate 9 Jan 1888
DEGENER, John Henry 528 GAMBA, Louis (289)
DEGENNE, Pierre 1026 GANCHERON, Geronimo (1230)
DEITZ, Antonio M. 1620 GANDER, W. H. (50)
DE LA CUESTA, Ramon (1374) GATES, L. L. (1403) will adm. 24 Oct 1887
DE LA GUERRA, Antonia Maria 27 Dec 1881 (406) GILES, Frank (914)
DE LA GUERRA, Clotilda ( - ) GIVEN, John (1241)
DE LA GUERRA y NORIEGA, Jose ( - ) GONZALES, Josefa G. ( - )
DE LA GUERRA y C., Jose Antonio ( - ) GONZALES, Leandro ( - )
DEMELCOIRE, Francisco 1387 GOVE, Grace D. ( - )
(Demelciore in "old index" & Fee Book) GOWAN, Martin ( - )
DEN, Alfred W. 460 GREENWELL, W. E. (1198) will adm. 1 Nov1886
DEN, N. A. 144 GRIFFIN, John ( - )
DEN, Rosa V. 635 GROVES, Jacob D. ( - )
DERR, Michael ( - ) GURLEY, Giles ( - )
DIABLAR, Pedro ( - ) GUTIERREZ, Octaviano ( - )
DICKEY, Peter T. ( - ) GUTHRIE, R. J. (537)
DICKEY, Peter T.,will adm.prob. 28 Jan 1889
DIETZ, Antonio M. 1620 HAESE, William A. (474)
DIMMICK, L. Norton 785 will admitted to HALL, Ann(e) E. (824) will adm. 27 Sept 1884
probate 5 July 1884 HALL, Joseph H. (1373)
DIMMICK, P. J. 72 HAMILTON, J. P. (66)
DINSMORE, A. J. 57 HANSEN, S. Will (1247)
DINSMORE, B. F. 353 HARRISON, James (1465) will adm.10 Jan 1888
DINSMORE, Fanny W. 898 will adm.22 Dec 1884 HART, Emma ( - )
DOMINGUEZ, Carmen ( - ) HART, Thomas (1714)
DOMINGUEZ, Marcelina (F. de) ( - ) HARTNELL, Maria T. (1040)
DONNELLAN, John 1257 HARTSHORN, E. F. ( - )
DORSEY, William 713,will adm14 Nov 1883 HASTINGS, Nathaniel (1442)
DOW, Matilda 1121 HAY, Robert J. (891)
DOW, W(illiam) H. 416 will adm 23 Jan 1882 HEACOCK, John (889)
DOWNING, Andrew J. 1115 HECHT, D. (654)
DREW, Richard T. 1722 HEDGER, T. D. ( - )
DRUM, Morgan 1647 HEDRICK, Wm. ( - )
DUNNING, Miss A. E. 1843 HEIKKILA (Heikkela) Peter (1577
D'URBAN, Henry Ludovic 1503 will adm. will adm. probate 17 July 1883
21 Mar 1888
HEPPNER, J. L. (385) LORENZANA, Felipe ( - )
HEWITT, William ( - ) LORENZANA, Santiago ( - )
HICKOK, Amos W. (1835) LOWRY, William H. ( - )
HICKS, Levi (1289) LUCAS, B. W. ( - )
HIGBEE, Anna M. (1672) will adm.11 Dec 1888 LUCAS, Margaret C. (1778)
HIGGINS, Frank G. (595) LUNT, Daniel (271)
HILL, Daniel A. ( - ) LYNCH, Terrence (166)
HILL, Edward William ( - ) LYNDEN, William H. ( - )
HILL, Harriet (1288)
HOAG, O. L. ( - ) McALLISTER, Robert ( - )
HOLLAND, C. (366) McCALEB, John (1444)
HOLLISTER, W. W. (1164) McCANN, Chas. W. (1602)
HOLLOBAUGH, J. H. ( - ) McCLOUD, Esther ( - }
HOLLOWAY, John F. (1736) McCORKLE, John P. (1480)
will adm. probate 11 Feb. 1889 McDONELL, John (517)
HOLMES, Peter (1445) McDOUGALL, John ( - )
HOPE, T. (51) McKINNEY, Ralph ( - )
HORRAM, D. ( - ) McLAREN, W. S. (340)
HOUGH, Sarah H. ( - ) McREYNOLDS, John (1915)
HOYT, J. S. (53) MacLEOD, A. G. (no entry)
HURLBURT, Seth ( - ) MAGEE, Seiveg (146) (Sewez, old index)
HUSE, Susan (1511) MAGINI, Charles (1242)(MAGINNI " " )
MAGUIRE, Dolores B. de (469)
JACINTO, Manuel ( - ) MAGUIRE, Francis J. (79)
JACKMAN, Frederick T. (717) MALO, Juana L.C. de (-) Jose Ramon ( - )
JAMES, E. J. (1580) MANTHIE, Ernest ( - )
JANIN, Elizabeth ( - ) MARTIN, Julia C. (1760)
JAVELY, Jean ( - ) MARTIN, Mary D. ( - )
JIMENO, Heirs of ( - ) (Guardian in "old index")
JIMENO, Jose J. ( - ) MARTIN, Thomas J. (1089)
JOHNSON, H. H. ( - ) MARTINI, G. D. (73)
(alias J. J. BAKEMAN) MASON, Augustus (711)
JOHNSON, Thomas ( - ) MASON, Sarah B. (710)
JONES, John C. ( - ) MASSINI, P. O. ( - )
JONES, Walter H. (1743) MAWHOOD, Frederick (743)
will admitted probate 14 Feb. 1889 MAXWELL, Geo. ( - )
JORDAN, Samuel C. (1870) MESA, Y. de la P. (202)
MILLER, Joel ( - )
KELLER, Ernest C. (1574) MOBINS, Christian (1146)
KELLOGG, M. J. (85) MONGARD, A. ( - )
KELLOGG, Philander E. (1064) MONHEINE, Mathew ( - )
will adm. probate 14 Nov 1885 MOORE, Thos. W. (347)
KIMBERLY M. M. (262) MORE, Alexander S. (1851)
KIMBERLY, Martin M. will adm.11 Nov 1880 MORE, Susanna H. (78)
KING, Fred (1105) MORE, T. Wallace ( - )
KNAP, Thomas L. (1225) MOTT, W. A. (70)
KRETZ, A. ( - ) MOULTRIE, Ernest (1113)
MULLER,, Henry (628)
LAFONTAN, Ramon (87) MURPHY, Jeremiah (760)
LAKE, W. N. (1226) MURRAT, Jennie (313)
LANE, Felix (1910) MURRAY, Esperanza (1130)
LANE, Miles Hinton (1634)
LANGLEY, David (962) NABO, Antonio P. ( - )
LATAILLADE, C. E. ( - ) NAPONIO, Pietro (1193)
(Cesaro, d. 1839) NASH, William L. (1578)
LATOURETTE, Jean (1831) NEWCOMB, I. M. (63)
LAURO, Miguel (1731) NEWCOMB, Mary J. (52)
LAWRENCE, Rosa E. ( - ) NEWHALL, Land Farming Co. (Termination
LEACH, C. W. ( - ) of Life Estate 1892)
LEE, Worth M. (1712) NEWLOVE, John (1730)
LEFEBRE, Louis (91) NICHOLSON, L. J. ( - )
LEGGERT, _____ (56) NICHOLSON, M. P. (1554)
LESLIE, George F. ( - ) NIDEVER, A. J. ( - )
LEVY, Cerf (986) NIDEVER, D. A. ( - )
LEWA, Olejo ( - ) NIDEVER, George ( - )
LEYBA, Francisco ( - ) NIDEVER, John (1172)
LINEBOUGH, J. B. (122) NORIEGA, Jose de la ( - )
LOOMIS, Dixie (1886) NORRIS, Amelia R. (1104)
LOPEZ, Francesco R. ( - ) NORTON, J. E. ( - )
LORENZANA ______ ( - ) OGLESBY, A. A. (823)
OLDS, Frank ( - ) SANCHEZ, Santiago ( - )
OLIVAS, Andrea M(artinez) de (1449) SANCHEZ, Ynex Guevarra ( - )
will 22 Dec 1887 SAUNDERS, John ( - )
ONTIVEROS, Juan N. (747) SAWYER, Milo (1505)
ONTIVEROS, Juan P. ( - ) SAWYER, Warren L. ( - )
ORD, Robert B. (1948) SCHIAPPAPIETRA, Frederico (1508)
ORNATO, Ramon (924) SCHUSTER, William E. ( - )
ORTEGA, Antonio Maria ( - ) SCOTT, James ( - )
ORTEGA, Jose Dolores ( - ) SEXTON, Martha G. (330)
ORTEGA, Jose Manuel ( - ) SEXTON, R. K. (82)
ORTEGA, Magdelena C. de ( - ) SHANG, C. W. ( - )
ORTEGA, Maria A. P. de ( - ) SHAW, Charles ( - )
ORTEGA, Maria Louise Gonzaga(1514) SHAW, Earl (305)
will 16 Apr 1888 SHAW, James ( - )
ORTEGA, Pacifico (1114) SHEDD, Sarah J. ( - )
ORTEGA, Vicente ( - ) SHOEMAKE, Cynthia (608)
ORTEGA, Ygnacio ( - ) SHOEMAKER, Amelia ( - )
SHOW, Daniel ( - )
PACKARD, Manuela (1700) SKEEL, O. U. ( - )
PARKS, Joseph (377) SMITH, Barton (1723)
PARMER, Jacob (552) SMITH, Bennett (77)
PAYNE, Albert (1010) SMITH, James M. C. (1280)
PEASELEY, Daniel ( - ) SMITH, John ( - )
PECK, Fannie B. (723) SNOW, Mary W. (759)
PECK, Joshua L. ( - ) SPARKS, Isaac J. (301)
PEEBLES, Elizabetj (1504) SPAULDING, Edward J. (1705)
PENDOLA, Giovanni B. (1489) SPENCER, J. E. ( - )
PANE, Jean ( - ) SPRAGUE, Hannah ( - )
PERRY, John (1735) STANTON, Elizjah (644)
PERTICA, Angel (1822) STANTON, Thomas E. ( - )
PETERS, N. C. ( - ) STEGEMAN, August (1137)
PETRIE, Jost D. ( - ) STEVENS, Robert F. (1772)
PETTINGER, Margaret E. (793) STOKUM, Mary Ann (941 1/2)
PETTYGROVE, Al (61) STUART, James (1001)
PEW, Edmund ( - ) STURGEON, S. R. T. (978)
PFLEGING, D. B. ( - ) SULLIVAN, ANN (1424)
PHELPS, Joshua (1699) SWIFT, Jarvis (112)
PHILLIPS, S. S. (1305) SWINK, J. J. ( - )
PHOENIX, James (1268) Sarah (1267) TAYLOR, Edward B. (1169)
PIERCE, James B. (903) TAYLOR, Helen M. (1416)
PLACE, William ( - ) THILL, Ferdinand (1740)
PLUMMER, Mary C. V. (1577) THOMAS, William ( - )
POLI, Encarnacion S. de ( - ) THOMPSON, A. B. ( - )
POLI, M. A. R. de ( - ) THOMPSON, John J. (1819) John M. (1416)
PORTER, John A. ( - ) *THOMPSON, William (458)
PRATT, Alvira Ann (1651) TICO, Fernando ( - )
PRENTICE, Charles A. (1406) TICO, Heirs of F. TICO ( - )
PROFFAT, L. (1343) TILFORD, G.D. (1668)
PUENTE, Jose A. (84) TINDALL, Bettie P. (1383)
TOGAZLIN, Albert E. (1968)
RACUMSSEN, James ( - ) *TOGNINI, Calestino (746) TIGNINI Caroline F.
(560)
REED, Alof A. (890) TOLMAN, G. B. (904)
REED, Catherine (350) TRABUCA, G. B. (407)
RICE, Elizabeth H. (662) *TUCKER, Reson (1548) TUCKER Charles P.
(1863
RICH, Harvey J. ( - ) TURMAN, B. C. (1235)
RICH, J. A. (245) TURNER, J. Stephen (670)
RICHARDS, Electra B. (1132)
RICHMOND, L. A. (487) UPSON, F. W. (1016
ROBBINS, T. M. ( - )
ROBERTS, Mary A. (693) VALENCIO, Benito (1720)
ROCHIN, Lorenzo A. de (1695) VALENZUELA, Joquin ( - )
RODRIGUEZ, Jose R. ( - ) VELANZUELA, Juana O. (396)
ROMERO, Guadalupe ( - ) VANEGAS, Cosme ( - )
ROURKE, James ( - ) VAUGHN, William J. (1642)
RUE, Mirty (915) VER BLANCH, J. G. ( - )
RUIZ, Maria Y. Lugo de ( - ) VICABA -see BORBON
RUIZ, Presentacion (410) VILLALBA, Rafaella 19 Nov. 1888
RUSSEL, A. W. (1047) VILLALBA, Rafaelo (1650)
RUST, George M. ( - )
RUST, H. H. (389) WAIT, Ezria Alonzo (437)
RYERSON, C. C. (1345) WALKER, A. F. (1933)
WALKER, John P. (180)
WALKINSHAW, M. F. (625) WILLIAMS, Susan W. (544)
WARD, Henry C. (706) WILLSON, Jacob (1510)
WATSON, A. R. ( - ) WILSON, Samuel H. (75)
WEBSTER, Nancy Ann (55) WINEGAR, Anna A. ( - )
WELCH, Rosa A. (817) WINEGAR, George W. ( - )
WELK, Richard H. (1527) WOOD, Ed N. ( - )
WELLS, Daniel W. ( - ) WOOD, Lyn P. ( - )
WHEATON, M. A. (455) WOOLLEY, E. S. ( - )
WHITE, William A. (1391)
WHITFORD, Roda C. (1177) YNDART, Jose Marie ( - )
WILLIAMS, E. B. (1160) YORBA, Ysabel ( - )
WILLIAMS, J. Franklin (652) YOUNG, Abbie B. (76)
WILLIAMS, R. S. ( - ) YOUNG, Lafayette (788)
ZABALA, Jose (84)
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