Hello Listers: I have recently been successful three times over in finding ancestral connections through wills and this has proven to be a good way of searching as these documents give information about family ties etc. that one would not ordinarily know about in the 1700 time frame. In searching for a Judith BILSON the mystery lady in the Ginn family tree who had a son James, I had hoped she might have been mentioned in a will from Hampshire, but the BILSON will for Susannah BILSON widow of Buriton Hamps that I took a chance on downloading does not mention a Judith BILSON or her son James. I am wondering if the information in this document might be of help to someone who is searching a Susannah BILSON of Mapledurham Parish, Buriton. The document states that she wants to be buried in the vault in the parish church of Buriton privately. Names mentioned in the will - the Earl of Dartmouth, Elizabeth Legg, Leonard Bilson, Susanna Brown, Rev. William Brown and his daughter Ann Brown. The will was proved 1739 in London. If any of the names mentioned are in your family tree and you don't already have this information please contact ginn@ebtech.net It appears as though the Judith BILSON I am looking for, who married a William GINN, had signed her name in 1804 on her marriage licence so she knew how to write. Any suggestions as to where there may have been BILSONs living in the Christchurch area of Hampshire in 1800 would be welcome. It appears as though this was a marriage of a widower and possibly a widow, but nothing on the marriage licence other than both were from the parish of Christchurch. Kind regards, Helen Ginn Ontario - Canada --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.461 / Virus Database: 260 - Release Date: 03/10/2003