Some might be able to use a few of these links: >Resent-Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 08:04:22 -0700 (PDT) >X-Sender: dronk@mail.laonet.net >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 >Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 21:44:47 +0700 >Old-To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com >From: Don Ronk <dronk@laonet.net> >Subject: "Secret Site" >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by bl-14.rootsweb.com id IAA01234 >To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/45926 >X-Loop: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NORCAL-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Took a look at Louis' "secret site" a couple of times rather briefly, and add >that it's worth looking into. The url cited below takes you to a list of wills >a couple of levels removed from the home page, most of them "common folk" from >almost the present well back into US history. For a few people there will be a >real mine of info - if an ancestor's will happened to be chosen. ><http://www.ca-probate.com/wills.htm>http://www.ca-probate.com/wills.htm >At the risk of irritating those who have no ancestor on the list, the >following >is a small part of the list of wills - to give an idea (sorry if it's a bit >garbled) don in laos: >Slaves in Mississippi Wills ><<http://members.aol.com/MCrushshon/index.html>http://members.aol.com/MCrush >shon/index.html> >Some Georgia County Records Vol. 2 ><<http://www.chrysalis.org/stevem/j1bk06.htm>http://www.chrysalis.org/stevem >/j1bk06.htm> >Cato & Related Families of Mississippi ><<http://www.webkeeper.com/cato/msa.html>http://www.webkeeper.com/cato/msa. >html>  >The Inventory of the 1787 Estate of Casparus Cole ><<http://apocalypse.berkshire.net/OnlineArchives/1787/cole.html>http://apoc >alypse.berkshire.net/OnlineArchives/1787/cole.html> >Rucker Wills (Orange County, Virginia) ><<http://members.aol.com/jogt/ruckerwl.htm>http://members.aol.com/jogt/ruck >erwl.htm>  ~ >Slave Entries in Wills, Deeds, Etc. ><<http://pw1.netcom.com/jog1/slavedocs.html>http://pw1.netcom.com/jog1/slave >docs.html> >Transcript of Proceedings Relating to the Probate of Captain William Berry's >Will ><<http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ecp/10/214/html/00310001.html>http://www >.mdarchives.state.md.us/ecp/10/214/html/00310001.html>  >Louisa County Virginia, Deed Book ><<http://trevilians.com/deedinde.htm>http://trevilians.com/deedinde.htm> >Will of Carr Bailey, Fauquier County, VA, 1770 ><<http://www.surnames.com/gedcom/burgess_jim/i0000474.htm>http://www.surnam >es.com:80/gedcom/burgess_jim/i0000474.htm>  >~Will of John Barner, Powhatan County, VA, 1787 ><<http://www.rootsweb.com/vadinwid/barner/wills/barner1.htm>http://www.root >sweb.com/vadinwid/barner/wills/barner1.htm>  ~ >Will of Harrison Barner, Brunswick County, VA, 1849 ><<http://www.rootsweb.com/vadinwid/barner/wills/barner2.htm>http://www.root >sweb.com/vadinwid/barner/wills/barner2.htm> >Will of John Blackburn, Cumberland County, VA, 1757 ><<http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/3406/willb.html>http://www.geoci >ties.com/Heartland/Flats/3406/willb.html> >Will of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, North Carolina 1776 ><<http://www.harvestcomm.net/personal/bjsbytes/blckwil3.htm>http://www.harv >estcomm.net/personal/bjsbytes/blckwil3.htm> > > > > Carol De Priest <http://members.xoom.com/SandSurfer/home.htm> *** check it out - work in progress ***