I have a will, articles of agreement and a couple of other papers dating to 1819. These are for the Abel Pennington (d. 1819 Tuscaloosa, AL) family. This was one of the earliest families there. They were in Alabama by about 1813. Regards, Shirley Erickson (ggggg grandaughter of this Abel Pennington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [ALTUSCAL] Correction > Mike, > > Tuscaloosa does not appear on any list I've seen of county courthouses > that were burned. Part of the University campus was destroyed, but I > don't think the courthouse was. According to Bentley's COUNTY > COOURTHOUSE BOOK, these records are available at the courhouse: > Land records from 1818 > Marriages from 18232 > Probate records from 1821 > > Margaret L Smith > > > > ==== ALTUSCAL Mailing List ==== > Tuscaloosa, Alabama AlGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~altuscal > send comments to [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >