Hello JFrench and all--------- This is really exciting news for me, that this may lead to information on the parents and siblings of our ancestor, Mary W. (Brown) and Joseph P. French. As I may have mentioned before, I am descended through their daughter, Sarah Josephine (French) Banks. If it pertains to my French line, I will really appreciate a copy of the will mentioned, and any further related information that may come about. We are told that the father of Joseph P. French deceased when Joseph was quite young, leaving Mary W. (Brown) French to raise the family by herself; does this will reflect this? Best regards to all, Ralph Banks, Austin, TX In a message dated 9/17/04 11:31:35 AM, [email protected] writes: << That decendant would be me. I will go ahead and do the DNA testing. Hey Ralp Banks, this will be our line. I assume that the testing requires people be related through the male heirs. I am decended from the Richard Ira branch under Joseph P. French born March 23, 1812 in South Carolina. He married Mary W. Brown June 27, 1833 in Houston County Georgia. Seems there is a possibility that the marrige was registered in Marion County, Georgia also. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:01 PM Subject: [FRENCH-L] Found the mention of a Will that includes Joseph and John > This the Will that I was talking about that Jenny LaMore sent to me. Mind > you, it is not the will, but an abstract that Jenny included in her list of every Samuel French that she found and says this: 1801, Stokes Co., NC, Will of Peter French, heirs, Joseph, William, Samuel & John. These are not my French line and is a family that, to my knowledge, has > never been mentioned. It made me think that the Samuel who is in Greenville, SC could be this Samuel as there was a John there at the same time who has been DNA tested and is not related to my Samuel line. I don't know where Overton and Morgan Counties are, but another entry: > 1828, Samuel a tract of land on waters of Crooked Creek "including place > where Joseph French now lives", Overton, Morgan Counties, TN BTW, we have a descendant of Joseph P. French of SC and GA (I think I have that right) who is doing the DNA testing. It will be interesting to see who he matches. Julia <<<<<