This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_920841458_boundary Content-ID: <0_920841458@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable THOUGHT YOU ALL MIGHT BE INTERESTED: << To: NEW-GEN-URL-L@rootsweb.com Found this in some old newsletters today and hope it helps someone. Tips on finding maiden names from the 1992 Jackson County (MI) Genealogi= cal Society: =93Nothing will give greater clues to maiden names than the witnesses to = old wills. In the lower left hand corner of most deeds, you will find signatures of two to four witnesses. The first is always from the husba= nd=92s side. The next is almost always from the wife=92s side and that is to p= rotect her one-third dower right under law.=94 =93Mortgages: In the 1800s and before, it was traditional when the daug= hter married, as part of her dowry, for the father to either cover their mort= gage or carry a note for his son-in-law. If you can find to whom their mortg= age payments were made, 70% of the time it will be the bride=92s father. >> --part0_920841458_boundary Content-ID: <0_920841458@inet_out.mail.ghg.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <Southern-Trails-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zc02.mx.aol.com (rly-zc02.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.2]) by air-zc01.mail.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:27:21 -0500 Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by rly-zc02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id PAA14205; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 15:27:02 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA14591; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:22:36 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:22:36 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36E2DFB3.370C15AB@ghg.net> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 14:21:07 -0600 From: Sue <morgana@ghg.net> Reply-To: morgana@ghg.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en Old-To: Southern Trails <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [Fwd: [NEW-GEN-URL-L] Tips on Finding Maiden Names] Resent-Message-ID: <"I6JXGC.A.wjD.LAu42"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1645 X-Loop: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Errors-To: Southern-Trails-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: Southern-Trails-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Thought you might find this interesting. Sue morgana@ghg.net -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [NEW-GEN-URL-L] Tips on Finding Maiden Names Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 11:57:26 -0800 (PST) Resent-From: NEW-GEN-URL-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 14:56:23 -0500 From: KathyH <pubs2@gte.net> Organization: Home To: NEW-GEN-URL-L@rootsweb.com Found this in some old newsletters today and hope it helps someone. Tips on finding maiden names from the 1992 Jackson County (MI) Genealogical Society: =93Nothing will give greater clues to maiden names than the witnesses to old wills. In the lower left hand corner of most deeds, you will find signatures of two to four witnesses. The first is always from the husband=92s side. The next is almost always from the wife=92s side and that is to protect her one-third dower right under law.=94 =93Mortgages: In the 1800s and before, it was traditional when the daughter married, as part of her dowry, for the father to either cover their mortgage or carry a note for his son-in-law. If you can find to whom their mortgage payments were made, 70% of the time it will be the bride=92s father. ************* Kathy Horvatt pubs2@gte.net Researching in New York State: FICKETT, WILSON, SEELEY, DODGE, WIGGINS, GRAY, OWENS, CRANNELL, UTTER =3D=3D=3D=3D NEW-GEN-URL Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D If you want to post surnames you might like to subscribe to. ROLL-CALL-L-request@rootsweb.com This is a list for a roll-call of your surnmes. Or e-mail ndwilson@swbell.net with roll-call in your subject and subscribe in message. I will take care of it for you. =3D=3D=3D=3D Southern-Trails Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D Please remember that real people read the messages you post. Got a problem? Got a gripe? Don't take it to the list! Send me a message, and I'll try to take care of it: mailto:morgana@ghg.net --part0_920841458_boundary--