the family who we share (william, joseph and, maybe john) did live in worcester county but apparently had lived in or had land holdings in middlesex county. they are adjacent. there are some probate records for worcester county which are held at the state archives. (this is one of the quirks. records may be spread across multiple sites. middlesex county probate records are split between lowell and cambridge after 1870ish but are all in cambridge for earlier dates, for example.) i can check to see if they will print and mail records. mike At 09:01 AM 3/26/98 -0500, Gail Brown wrote: >Mike, > >Thanks for sharing this! But I'm a little confused - I know little or >nothing about MA records. If this family lived in Worcester Co., why >would the records be in Middlesex Co.? Is there someone in the office >who will look up original deeds, copy and send to those who can't come >in to the office? (Like me in Texas?!) Or do you mean they're >available on microfilm? Maybe the FHC has them on microfilm? > >Thanks for the information, > >Gail > >Mike Densmore wrote: > >> David Poole and I are researching an early Dunsmoor/Densmore >> ancestor, commonly referred to as "Old Father", who resided in >> Lancaster MA for a time. He immigrated from Ireland in the >> early 1700's and may share an as-yet-unknown relationship with >> the other Scotch-Irish Densmore's who made southern NH their >> home. >> > ><SNIP> > >