I have posted this query several times on this list, as well as others. If anybody knows anything about these people or can offer any suggestions, your input would be most appreciated. Olivia Williamson Saffold in Emanuel County, GA saffold@pineland.net THE BELOW MARIAH CORBIN WAS LISTED ON THE 1830 JEFFERSON CO.GEORGIA CENSUS LIVING ALONE AND AROUND THE AGE OF 17. WHY? WAS IT BECAUSE SHE WAS AN ORPHANED ILLEGITIMATE & POSSIBLY THE SISTER OF ALLEN MILTON IRBY, OR WAS HE HER CHILD? NOT HAVING HIS AGE IS THE DRAWBACK. SHE HAD TO BE CLOSELY RELATED TO BE CLAIMING HER INHERITANCE FROM HIS ESTATE... THESE ARE NOTES FROM PREVIOUS POSTINGS & RESPONSES: April 24, 1851: Emanuel County. A Power of Attorney from Silas J. Corbin and Mariah Corbin to Solomon Williamson in regard to the estate of Allen Milton Irby, deceased -- they claim themselves to be the lawful heirs to estate. Paper found in personal effects of Solomon Williamson. NOTE: Allen Milton Irby is found in Jefferson County, GA, land records. REPRINT of OFFICIAL REGISTER of LAND LOTTERY OF GEORGIA 1827 36th DAY'S DRAWING-April 17. JEFFERSON. page 111 Fortunate Drawers: Allen M. Irby, illegit, Captains District: Cunninghams Number: 19 District: 22 County: Muscogee County One word of warning, he may or may not have been illegitimate - I have one family that lied about it to get extra draws in the land lottery. Of course, they also filed under false names - and got caught. The Allen M. Irby shown as an illegitimate fortunate drawer, in the 1827 Land Lottery, should according to the law of that lottery, have been a minor and was being recognized on the same level as an orphan. If you believe your Allen M. Irby was older or an adult at the time of the Lottery, then there would be a question added for your Irby research. I tried, but I found no Alan Irby in any of my GA databases. In fact, the only A I found was Abraham or Abram - neither in Jefferson county. Here is who did show up in Jefferson: 1830 IRBY MARIA Jefferson County GA 408 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule 1830 IRBY WILLIAM Jefferson County GA 418 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule 1820 IRBY WILLIAM Jefferson County GA 278 Louisville Federal Population Schedule 1840 IRBY WILLIAM Jefferson County GA 108 76th District Federal Population Schedule 1850 IRBY RANDAL Jefferson County GA 154 48th District Federal Population Schedule 1850 IRBY WILLIAM T. Jefferson County GA 148 48th District Federal Population Schedule 1850 IRBY WILLIAM Jefferson County GA 153 48th District Federal Population Schedule Olivia, Was he in Jefferson Co. for the 1850 census? He is not shown in the Index. I have an abstract on Early Jefferson Co. Marriages, 1805-1885 with no Allen M. Irby. Would the other Irbys be of help? John, Randolph,Seaborn and John (again).