Hello. If you think your ancestor may have had a patent but can't prove it, the following website may be of very good help to you. http://www.google.com/patents If you believe your ancestors were early settlers in colonial and early state populations, you may find their surnames in the 1st ever reconstructed Census of the U.S. - in 1790. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.htm Good Searching - Good Luck! Shirley: bobert@i-1.net

Thanks. We've posted a couple of quick suggestions for the patent search on my blog. I found one of my Hancock County relatives getting a patent for a feeding trough in the early 1950s. Michael http://www.rootdig.com At 10:19 PM 12/16/2006, you wrote: >Hello. If you think your ancestor may have had a patent but can't prove >it, the >following website may be of very good help to you. > >http://www.google.com/patents > >If you believe your ancestors were early settlers in colonial and early >state populations, >you may find their surnames in the 1st ever reconstructed Census of the >U.S. - in >1790. > >http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1790.htm > >Good Searching - Good Luck! Shirley: bobert@i-1.net > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILHANCOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message