Goodmorning :) Was just going down my mental genealogy list of things that I wish I knew about and I realized that I hadn't asked about probate and recordings of wills....duh she says to herself, wouldn't you like to know who Michael bequeathed all that land too *grin* I found out yesterday after calling a very nice lady by the name of Sue, in the County Recorder's office, that they couldn't do searches of deeds. That I'd have to have the text id number. Can someone tell me if the county recorder also holds the probate records? At least I have a year of his death. Oh and Kathy, I figured out who was the other Elizabeth buried next to Michael and his wife ... its the Mary that was born to William and Apaline (William was Michael's son) ... at least I think its Mary :) They had the same year of birth, and her name could have been Elizabeth Mary Catherine Manning. I'm going to send Jan Gould a request for search on death records for this Elizabeth C. as she died after the time frame that is indicated on the website. I keep mulling over Kathy's question about what am I looking to find ... I just want to paint the picture of this family, I want to give color to the records that I have found, I want to celebrate the immigrant life of Michael and his family. Have a great weekend everyone!! Lori