Jane has just finished uploading another deed from Robert CARTER. This deed is to his son Samuel CARTER. You can see this deed at _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/deeds/carter_carter_1723.htm _ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/deeds/carter_carter_1723.htm) What we have on-line at Jane's site are deeds from Robert to his sons: Samuel, Joseph, John and Nathaniel. Now all I need is William and my Benjamin for the sons. I still am missing the daughters. At Robert's death, there were 7 children alive that were allotted a portion of the estate; a reported 9 total were born that I have found (so far). Two possibly died without issue before Robert because he died intestate (without a will). The birth or baptism of all the children are not listed in vital or church records. This deed is another piece of evidence to link one generation to the next. There are those deeds that state "son" or "daughter" that are what we might call "son-in-law" or "daughter-in-law." In this specific case, this confirms other data that I have collected that Samuel was his son. Quite interesting... He certainly seemed to be well situated. Each of these deeds states valuable consideration with receipt in hand, but no fiscal amount is ever mentioned. Another item that I have seen mentioned several times was that in a deed, if a person made a mark (instead of a signature), that possibly they could not read or write. In some of these deeds, there is no mention of a "mark", while in another deed, a notation was made for "his mark." This could also mean that he had an injury to his hand where he could not write his name at the time of the execution of the deed. How many of us could sign our name with our non-dominant hand? On my to-do list is to get a copy of any plat maps that existed at this time period to verify the locations of these properties. Happy hunting, Janece Carter Streig streig3@aol.com _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jcstreig/) "Genealogy is life in the past lane." Family Names: Amidon, Bogue, Buffington, Carter, Chapman, Darrow, DeHart, Dodge, Eaton, Elwood, Fairbanks, Fell, Firby, Grout, Hudson, Kelsey, McCracken, Mott, Painter, Reynard, Rodabaugh, Shottenkirk, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stockdill, Swan, Trafton, Wollenberg, Wollenlurge, Woodbury, Wright, Wullbrandt