In a message dated 98-07-28 01:29:41 EDT, you write: > When was the will actually written? Is there a date there, rather > than the date of execution of the will? Helene, I have the will in my hot little hand right now--dated the third day of May 1779 and Christian died on the 6th day of May, 1779. So the answer is not all that simple to explain. Joan