Thank you, I will give this a try. Susan > There is a probate packet at the University of Illinois at Springfield's > Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) for a Thomas Massey #229. Since > this is such a low probate number, it may fit for your ancestor. You will > need to contact the interns at the IRAD to have a copy made of that probate. > I have no idea what it contains but there may be a will in the file. The will > record books do not start until the year 1850 for Sangamon County. Their > address as of 1996 was: University of Illinois - Springfield Archives, > Brookens Library, Rm 144, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9243. The phone number > that is listed in this book is wrong and I do not have their current phone > number. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Dan Dixon SCGS President > > > Sangamon County Genealogical Society > PO Box 1829 > Springfield, Illinois 62705-1829 > Dbutton2@aol.com > > > ==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== > The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: > RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like you. > By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide Web > and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing > lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and > search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely > available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >