Hi Stephani and Donna, The south is not an area of research for me but I'll bet you can find an answer to your question here: http://www.archives.state.al.us/aho.html If not they have a place to ask questions and discuss history. Gail SEvans50@aol.com wrote: > > A while back Donna Carpenter asked if land records, wills, etc. that took > place in Alabama before 1819 (when AL became a state) would be filed in > Alabama or in Mississippi (where it was part of Mississippi Territory before > gaining statehood). I saved the query, and was scanning my Carpenter mail, > but don't remember seeing an answer. Did I miss it? I'm anxiously awaiting > that information, too. > Stefani Evans