The 1700 paper was George Rector's marriage paper where he signed with an X. This paper was in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet in the Montgomery Co. Courthouse. It was laying loose and a terrible temptation. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Nay" <snay2@verizon.net> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Walking your ancestor's step > Wow Barbara! 1700's paper!!! What was it? I thought holding Civil War > Pension papers was the ultimate. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Hill" <buckybarb1937@centurytel.net> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:24 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Walking your ancestor's step > > >>I too thought there was no need for a response as I am sure many of us >> genealogists have felt the same way at one time or another. I think my >> favorite example of this is to hold a paper that your ancestor in the >> 1700's >> has signed. >> >> Barbara Rector Hill >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "J Palermo" <jjpal25@kc.rr.com> >> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:11 AM >> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Walking your ancestor's step >> >> >>> I thought she expressed it so well - the feeling of walking in >>> your ancestor's steps - it needed no response. >>> >>> I have walked in my ancestor's steps in Virginia, Kentucky and all >>> over Missouri. It is a good feeling. >>> >>> J. >>> On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:51 AM, james wrote: >>> >>>> The lack of responses indicates a lot of clean shoes. >>>> >>>> thanks for your reply >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >