Hello everyone, Regarding the recent posting of the estate record of Benjamin French- looked back over some old information I have and found an old note that might possibly provide more information about Benjamin FRENCH. This is an old query from GENNAM-L that I kept dated Jun 1997 from John Duling <jduling@wic.net (if he is still online, I hope he won't mind my passing on the info from his query to the group). The names, dates, and geographies seem to fit the discussion of Benjamin FRENCH...however, he does not mention the source of his information. His query mentions James FRENCH, b abt 1735/45 in PA; married Jane ?. Died abt 1822, Allegany Co MD. Will probated 1834 Allegany Co MD. Son of James FRENCH and wife Margaret ? of Lancaster Co PA. Children were Daniel, Lot (married Elizabeth MILLER), Ralph, James, Jeremiah, Mary (married Isaac LANE), Elizabeth (married James MARTIN), and Benjamin. I see brothers Ralph, James and Benjamin French mentioned above; also the surname Martin, which is also mentioned in the Benjamin FRENCH estate data; dates seem to fit ok and also there is a connection to MD. Possibly a lead??? I have no other information on this family - kept the query in the hopes of making a connection to the William French family of Parke/Vermillion Counties IN. Just passing it along in the hopes it may help someone. Brgds Darla TISZADADA@aol.com wrote: > .... > Benjamin French, Estate, intestate estate 1811, Champaign Co., OH, Common > Pleas Court Minute Book2, > p117. > > Letters of Administration granted to Ralph French on the estate of Benjamin > French, who took the oath required by law. > Isaac Stout --John Crane and John Enoch are appointed appraisers. > Georg Wilson and Isaac Stout sureties in the sun of four hundred dollars. > > $400 Estate of Benjamin French } > Bond of Ralph French et al. } > > Know all men by these present, that we Ralph French, with George > Wilson and Isaac Martin, his securities of the county of Champaign, and State > of Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto the treasureer for the time being for > the County of Champaign in the sum of four hundred dollars, for the payment > whereof well and gtruly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us our > heirs, executors and administrators, and each of theirs firmly by these > presnets, sealed with our seals, and dated at urbance, this 21st day of May > in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eleven-- > The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above named Bound > Ralph Franch, administrator of all and singular the goods chattels and > credits of the said Benjamin French, deceased, do make or cause to be made a > true inventory of all and singular, the goods chattels and credits of the > said deceased, which have or shall come into his possession or knowledge, or > the possession of any other person for theirs, and make releases there of th > the Clerk of said Court, within three months from this date hereof, and the > same goods, chattels and credits and all other goods chattel and credits of > the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time after shall > come into his possession or the possession of any, other person for him, do > well and truly administer according to Law and further do make a true and > full account of his administration within Twelve months, and all the rest and > residue of the said goods Chattels and credits which shall be found remaining > upon the said Administrators account the same being first ixamined and > approved of by the Court, he shall deliver and pay unto such person or > persons respectively as the said court shall direct, and if it shall > hereafter appear, that any last will and testament was made by the said > deceased, and the executor or executors executrix or executrixes, therein > named, shall prove the same, agreeable to law and request letters > testamentary thereon, if the within bound Ralph French on being by the Court > required to deliver up the said letters of administration, then this > obligatioon to be void and of no effect, otherwise to be and remain in full > force and virtue. > Signed, sealed and ackn--} > owledged in the forsence of} Ralph French (Seal) > his > William Ward George X Wilson (Seal) > Mark > Isaac Martin (Seal) > 1845 Miami Co., OH, case number 1360 > > I do know that when Benjamin died in 1812, a James FRENCH (possibly his > brother) was appointed guardian to James, John, Joanna, Rachel, and William > FRENCH, in Miami Co., OH. At the same time there was a Ralph FRENCH who could > also have been a brother to Benjamin that was closely tied in Miami Co.Hope > this is the year we find some solid answers! > Sharon > >