I posted the following yesterday in a query about Martin FRENCH, then promptly sat down to figure it out. I'll be danged if it makes any sense to me. The numbers just don't seem to add up. Can someone help me interpret. This is the best I could do: Martin left no will: "d.intestate" (this is about the only thing I'm sure of) Brothers and sisters of Martin were: Mary French Greenwell (deceased), James French, Raphael French and Ann French Yates (deceased). Each of these siblings received 1/5 of the pot (4/5ths) Mary French Greenwell's portion was passed to Samuel Greenwell (was he husband or son?). Ann French Yates portion was divided into 6ths and passed to Ann's children ??? Ignatius, William, Martin (but he got 1/5), Eleanor, Barton, Susannah. Where to Dorothy and George Cissell fit in? Also mentioned are Eleanor French and John French who received the last 5th, heirs of Ignatius (though not brother and sister of Martin??) This document would also indicate that Martin left no children, is that a fair assumption? Help me please, as this hugely impacts my siblings of Martin, son of Ignatius. "8/1/1804: Petition of Samuel Greenwell shows that a certain Martin French d. intestate on or about April 20, 1804 seized of "Twittenham", leaving your petitioner, heir and representative of Mary Greenwell (deceased) who was sister to sd. Martin French and entitled to 1/5 part; James French, a brother 1/5 part; Raphael French, 1/5 part; Susanna Greenwell, Eleanor Brown, William Yates, Ignatius Yates, Eleanor French, John French, Dorothy Cissell, George Cissell, and Barton Yates, which last mentioned five are infants, his legal representatives. Eleanor French and John French, heirs of Ignatius French, 1/5; 1/6 to Barton Yates, heir; Martin Yates, dec'd who was one of the heirs of Ann Yates,dec'd, sister of the dec'd, 1/5; the others 1/6 or 1/5 pt. to Susanna Greenwell, one of the heirs of Ann Yates, sister of the dec'd; Eleanor Yates, 1/6 of 1/5 of Ann Yates; William Yates, 1/6 of 1/5 pt. of Ann Yates, sister of the dec'd; 1/6 of 1/5 pt. to Ignatius Yates, of Ann Yates, sister of the dec'd; Dorothy Cissell and George Cissell of Catherine Cissell, repres. of Ann Yates. Purchased by Andrew Somerville, highest bidder. (SMC Land Commission Records, JH #5, f.194)."