This is a reply to an email from me, dated: 3/25/2008 2:14:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time subj: Re: [BRE] Henry Roth/Rhoads-re update. - Severs Thank you, Marcy. And yet, "Another document was attached to the above Will of Henry Rhoads, Date of Will January 28, 1774. This document is 'LEGACIES and NAMES' and is the record of the settlement of the estate giving the date, the name and the amount received by each: ... June 10, 1776 Frederick Severs 51 pounds 15 shillings 6 pence... " So now we have two different documents, recorded at different times for the same event. One is a receipt by a "Frederick Severs," for exactly 51 pounds from the estate of Henry. The another, an accounting of the estate of Henry Roth, where a "Frederick Sife", received exactly 51 pounds. The only way I can reconcile the two documents is to "assume," this is the same man, and consider the receipt to probably be the "correct," spelling. I guess you could argue there are in fact two different Fredericks, each married to Catherine, each receiving the same amount from Henry's estate, if we assume the receipts failed to record a payment to Frederick Sife and the final account failed record a payment to Frederick Severs. Of course this raises problems with the tax and militia rosters I can't explain So, while I can't prove with 100% certainty that Frederick Severs and Frederick Sife are the same person, I believe the evidence supports my conclusion, and assumption that the different spellings are simply variations on the same last name. I have another line that is far, far worse in its variations, where Boyer is found as Dreyer, Droyer, Fryer, Tryar, Tryer. I'm still not positive what would be called the correct spelling, as I haven't found any documents signed by him. Glen Swartz ------------------------- 3/25/2008 12:43:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, UrAhne1@aol.com writes: Marcy does not mean the quit claim deed. I have in front of me a copy of the "Account of Michael Sell and Abraham Cable Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Henry Rhoads late of the Township of Brothers Valley in the County of Bedford Yeoman. Deceased a will of all and singular the Goods & Chattles Herewith of the said Deceased come to the Hands of the Accountants as of their Payments & Disbursments of the Same. Item #4. Paid to Frederick Sife married to one of the Testators Daughters (next could be "as of Rect") 51 pounds 15 shillings 3 pence. Exhibited into the Registers Office at Bedford the 8th Day of September 1778 by Michael Sell ) Abaraham Cable) affirmed **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)