No problem Unfortunately its hard to tell what someone has or their knowledge of it in one email (even a fairly lengthy one ;-) PCC = Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Before 1858 probate was a matter for the ecclesiastical courts and it depended on various things as to where it was administered Canterbury was the highest level Marys will is in the PCC wills 1839, it states she was the widow of Stephen and mentions at least some of the names you do including DOUBLEDAY & Francis Stanhope ADAMS It is available on Ancestry or from the National Archives for a small fee Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/01/2014 17:49, moonshell wrote: > Hi Nivard, > No, I have not found much of the information you sent! I will be looking > through it this evening. > > Can you explain this reference? > > Do you have Mary ADAMS will 1839 from the PCC? > (widow of Stephen) > > What is the PCC (excuse my ignorance). > > - Shannon