Clara, I believe it was last October or November (2003) that I submitted the following information for Roddy probates in Woodruff County, Arkansas. The following sounds like it meets exactly what you may be looking for: "There has been some interest in the Roddy group and mention about the Roddy slaves. The LDS FHC microfilm 1021436 Q-Seaman Probate, Woodruff County Arkansas had some thorough probate records on several Roddy's such as, James M. Roddy (Drawer 6 folio 36) who died intestate ca 1862. Wm F. Davidge was administrator and the following heirs were listed: Thos. B. Robbins, Mary E. Robbins, Martha E. Davidge of Woodruff County, Martha E. McCorkle, Sarah E. [illegible], James A. Scott, E. Clementine Scott, Allen Scott, Thos. E. Scott, W.F. McCorkle, Margaret V. McCorkle of the State of Tennessee Gibson County. Also, the estate of Margaret Roddy who "departed life in Jackson County, about 10 June 1861...value of estate [approximately] $16,000. A.W. White administrator. She died intestate and the heirs were Jas. M. Roddy and Sarah F. Roddy of Jackson County. In an inventory taken in 1861 the following slaves were listed: 1 negro man Nelson 1 negro man Zeno (or Zerro] 1 negro boy Aleck 1 negro boy Sam 1 negro boy Alfred 1 negro man Titus 1 negro boy Jerry 1 negro boy John 1 negro girl Mary 1 negro girl Lucinda 1 negro girl Mariah 1 negro girl Nancy Also: the estate of Thomas A. Roddy, Jackson County, Augusta District, died ca 27 Feb 1867. Administrator was Thos. A. Roddy who was authorized to proceed to hire out said slaves for the June 1861 at private hiring.... These probates include original letters of debtors, inventory, affidavits, and newspaper notices of pending actions. This information may contain more details of the specific kind of information that has been asked for in some messages on this list. I only scanned the information the above abstracts are only a fraction of what is to be found on this microfilm. Vicky -------------- Original message -------------- > Hi Clara, I don't have info on prabate records, but I do rem. seeing a > Thomas/Edward but I thought they were with the white RODDY family, the same > RODDY family Gary Telford mentioned. I rem. seeing those names I thought on > the 1860 and 1850 census which on listed whites, then they started in the south > listing blacks on the 1870. > There slaves listed on a RODDY probate record. Someone I rem. sent those names > to Gary Telford earlier this year I think, yes I did keep the email, will take > me some time to locate it. > When I do I'll forward the names to you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BeBe923@sbcglobal.net > To: ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 1:45 PM > Subject: [ARWOODRU] Loose Probate Records > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Roddy, Corley, Hollis > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/893 > > Message Board Post: > > I am hoping there is someone out there who could assist me in my search for > any information concerning my family. I have tried to get information > pertaining to my Roddy family from the Woodruff and Jackson County Courthouse, > to no avail. However, I hope there is help out there. I am searching for any > and all information pertaining to family members of Thomas Roddy (Dec'd > approximately 1859 in Jackson County), who had a son named Edward (Ed) Roddy > (Dec'd approximately after 1930). I am trying to locate any wills and > inventories for this family listing properties, including slaves. If you > cannot help me, would you be able to give me some ideas which I could research? > Also, I am trying to find any records which would reflect the names of Mid-wives > during the early 1900 through 1922, which is the last year of delivery for my > great grandmother, Cora (Corley) Hollis. She was born October 14, 1867 in > Arkansas and died on December 5, 1922 in Augusta (Woodruff County), Arka! > ns! > as. Are there any records pertaining to mid-wives during this period of time > in Woodruff County. Thanking you in advance, Clara M. Roddy-Worsham > > >