HI Barbara, I don't remember any blacksmith tools. Items sold to the Johnson's were household items, bed, a stove, etc. I can stop back by, but I did not make copies. A lot of the notes against the estate where for farm items. If timing permits this year, on my trips through the area, I'll stop in Pike, Greene & Adams counties in Illinois and Marion & Lewis counties in Missouri to look for Kincaids. Any help with a research plan for families in the area would be helpful to me. I travel a lot and although my family came from this area, my husband's Kincaid's did not. Would it be helpful for DNA to find a descendant of Russell Kincaid? Kim Message: 1Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:12:47 -0400From: "Barbara Van Hout" <dutchtreat@prodigy.net>Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Archibald Kincaid of Pike County, IllinoisTo: <kincaid@rootsweb.com>Message-ID: <CBB0857DAE93490D8BCB4C06EF7B99DA@INSPIRON560>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=originalKim,Were the blacksmith tools listed and sold, according to Archibald's estate packet?A blacksmith's job was a skilled trade and required years of training and workas an apprentice to become qualified.The Colonial Blacksmith: The Most Important Man in the Villagehttp://voices.yahoo.com/the-colonial-blacksmith-most-important-man-in-24579.htmlBarbara-----Original Message----- From: Kim KincaidSent: Monday, March 10, 2014 1:32 PMTo: kincaid@rootsweb.comSubject: [KINCAID] Archibald Kincaid of Pike County, IllinoisRandall,I'll see if next time I can go to Greene County, IL and find the probatepacket for George Kincaid to see if they have more than the books.KimMessage: 3> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 12:18:48 -0700 (GMT-07:00)> From: Randall Kincaid <rkincaid@sprynet.com>> Subject: Re: [KINCAID] Archibald Kincaid of Pike County, Illinois> To: kincaid@rootsweb.com> Message-ID:>> <25075520.1394306329374.JavaMail.root@mswamui-andean.atl.sa.earthlink.net>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8>> Kim, this is good new information. I do need to again correct the> informationin Barbara's original post. In George Kincaid's Greene County, Illinoiswill/probate record Archibald Kincaid is NOT named as George's son. Therecorddoes specifically appoint his "wife, Polly" as executrix and it simplystatesthat the blacksmith tools are bequested to "Archibald Kincaid of PikeCounty,Illinois". It would be wrong to assign Archibald as George's son as it seemslikely that he is not. Where the will specifies the relationship to Polly,it isthe lack of a specified relationship that makes it likely Archibald is notGeorge's son. It could be a nephew, a cousin or other relationship or norelationship. The fact is that will does not specify any childrenwhatsoever.>> This family group is likely to be part of the Andrew Kincaid/Martha> Townsleyfamily.