Okay, before I start this one, so no-one misunderstands. Leonardo did alot of research for several people. In these notes are his letters to them and what he found. I will type it just as it is written. If I need to put anything in here I will put my name first and then my response-ex (Lori _________) Okay? It is just as I read it and start typing, I don't want anyone getting confussed and thinking that is what I am saying. Am I making sense to anyone? LOL, I just confussed myself. Here goes. This data was rom some I had already sent as you will not and I add it into this to make your line clear and for which no charge was made. The other data was collected in SC library, Historical Commission and in the County Court House of Kershaw County, Camden, S.S. Youwere not asking for particular data on other sof the Collins family save your own line and when I had that established, I spent the rest of your money on other data of COLLINS and McLendon but did not go into any deatail as to the land conveyances save that of your direct line simply noting the conveyances. Your William Collins lived across the present Kershaw line in what is now Lancaster County in that famous old Beaver Creek section of Presbyterians and in locality of the present charming Village of Liberty Hill. Old man Sherman burned all records at Lancaster and you will have no way of finding deeds for your Thomas L. Collins for he evidently lived across the line. Only those lands acorss on the Kershaw line have deeds recoreded. Will of George SANDERS proved in Kershaw Co., and signed 24 Oct 1819. Wife is listed as Elizabeth and ch: George, Jr Exc; William; Thomas; and Sarah wife of Jordan ASHLEY. Wit: John D. SANDERS, Thomas ASHLEY, and James DRAKEFORD. The lands he owned were on Swift Creek on Sumter Co., line and on Grannies Quarters Creek in Liberty Hill Section. George SANDERS, Jr died intestate and his Widow Elizabeth COLLINS SANDERS, was granted letters of administration 16 Dec 1829 and sying "died without issue." Her bondsmen were John CANTEY, W. C. CANTEY, and Joseph GOODMAN. The appraisers of the estate were John McCAIN, Robert W. LOVE and Thomas L. COLLINS. This shows that your Thomas L. COLLINS was no longer living in Spartanburg Co., where had evidently lived a short time with his BROCKMAN and COLLINS kin. He must have lived near George SANDERS, Jr since he was a neighbor and was appointed to appraise the etate of his brother in law. While the widow of George SANDERS, Jr was winding up this estate she died. Her Brother, J. Jesse COLLINS asked for papers of administration on 26 Dec 1831 and the papers were granted 24 Jan 1832 an dit is stated that bondsmen for J. Jesse COLLINS was John CANTEY. Her husband's land was on Swift Creek and the Sanderss heirs had a portion of that coming to them and named as his brother William SANDERS, and his sister Sarah S. ASHLEY and her husband living now in Jasper Co., Miss. The brother Thomas SANDERS was not listed and he evidently was dead without heirs. 23 Nov 1838 the following signed petition in Master's Court to sell the lands of George SANDERS on Swift Creek and of Elizabeth C. SANDERS on Grannies Quarter for a division and signed by J. Jesse COLLINS, William SANDERS, and Thomas L. COLLINS. According to this your Thomas L. Collins was still in SC in 1838 and had not moved to Miss. 21 Nov 1842 and dated in Jasper Co., Miss before Wm. P. Cherry Judge and James A. CHAPMAN clerk, Sarah SANDERS ASHLEY appoints John P. SHELBY in SC to act as her Power of Attorney to collect her portion and to sign legal papers in the final winding up of the estate of her brother George SANDERS, Jr. More in a sec. Lori