Peggy, is there any mention of the following families Ballews or Balew/ Lawler/Norwood/McBride Many Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Chapman" <churchlady@tds.net> To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MURRAY] Henderson County NC Estate Records 1838 - 1900 > Do you find any mention of Benjamin Watson Jones? He moved to Georgia(Union > County), but I don't from which county in North Carolina. I have been searching > for any record of him in N.C. for nearly 30 years. He married Sofrona Pless. > These are my gggrandparents. Any lead will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in > advance. Peggy Jones Chapman > > Carolyn Sutton wrote: > > > Hello, does the book or records have any Sutton's ? > > > > Carolyn Sutton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <WyleneL@aol.com> > > To: <GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 7:35 PM > > Subject: [MURRAY] Henderson County NC Estate Records 1838 - 1900 > > > > > I am posting the following for the author of the following book. These > > are > > > records that have not been available before now. Remember Henderson Co., > > NC > > > was formed in 1838, and in 1861 Transylvania Co., NC was created out of > > > Henderson Co., so you will fine records during these years here also for > > > Transylvania Co., NC. Any questions, just ask? > > > Wylene Alston > > > > > > > > > These valuable records have been in Raleigh NC since 1960 and never > > available > > > in any printed form before now. Estate records, or probate records, were > > > generated when a person died without a will. The court settled the > > deceased > > > estate and in doing so generated a tremendous amount of documentation. > > These > > > documents usually listed the widow/widower, heirs (children, > > grandchildren, > > > brothers and sisters), sometimes where the heirs lived, names of slaves > > who > > > were sold to settle the estate, dower issues, inventories and accounts. > > In > > > fact, estate records give much more information than a will. > > > > > > I have published an abstract of these records. There are over 750 sir > > names > > > listed and over 5000 names. The amount of information is truly > > phenomenal! > > > Click on the URL below to review the book and for ordering. If you will > > > email the name you are looking for I will tell you if the book will be > > > beneficial to you. > > > > > > <A > > HREF="http://ksummers55.home.mchsi.com/">http://ksummers55.home.mchsi.com</A > > > > > > > > > Kathleen Summers > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ==== GAMURRAY Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2002 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: GAMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: GAMURRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >