The Estate Record Index is an index of Sangamon County Probate Estates 1-6684, 1821-1907. It is an alphabetical listing and contains 66 pages. Remember, only those 1821 through 1838 pertain to residents of Logan County. This book costs $8. Like other records indexed, some records [1-3304 so all that we are interested in in Logan County] are available at IRAD in Springfield, not Normal. They may also be available from the Circuit Clerk's Office in Springfield. Copies from IRAD, I believe, are cheaper although that may have changed. Check first. Addresses are in the book. [In all of these books read the preface first. They are generally well done and useful.] While on that subject let me tell you a bit about probate records. I contacted the appropriate party in Logan County regarding a probate record and she said she'd copy the will and mail it to me. I read it and commented on a legal error in it to my college friend who is an attorney and who happens to live in Lincoln these days. She went to the court house and pulled the record. There was more information in the file. Be sure to ask for what you want, not just the will. The will may have been contested, for example. There are quite a few reasons why the end result may not have been what the will says. The preface warns, however, that these records may be extremely long [remember, they are handwritten] and the cost may get out of hand if you ask for everything sight unseen. Example: Lucas, Thomas 101 Sorry, can't think of too many folks in my line that died by 1839. I prefer to use someone I know information on as a check. There's the name and the case number. The year is not listed. Be careful -- could be the same name but in 1850 and not your ancestor! Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas