Pat, I believe the will you are speaking of is the Elgin Surrogate Court Record which Jim apparently already has (so he states in his email message): ]LNAME[ MILLS FNAME[ CORNELIUS RESID[ YARMOUTH DATE[ 1846 FILE[ 3 MFNO[ 1465 NOTES[ - death date uncertain - will dated August 29, 1846 - wife was Matilda Mills - she lived on South Part of Lot 21, North Part of Lot 22, North Half of Lot 23, Concession 6, Yarmouth - oldest son was Minard Mills, who lived on the North Half of Lot 20, Concession 5, Yarmouth - son was Ira Mills - daughter was Phebe Haight - daughter was Priscilla Darling - daughter was Matilda Mills - son was Daniel Mills, who lived on the South Half of Lot 19, Concession 6, Yarmouth - son was William Mills, who lived on the Northeast Quarter of Lot 19, Concession 5, Yarmouth EXECUTORS: - Samuel Haight, Yarmouth; - Daniel Mills, Yarmouth WITNESSES TO WILL: - Henry Doggrell; - Edwin Jay - Letters of Administration granted December 15, 1846 Here is the Elgin Surrogate Court Record for Cornelius' father John: ]LNAME[ MILLS FNAME[ JOHN RESID[ YARMOUTH DATE[ APR 25, 1864 FILE[ 119 MFNO[ 1376 NOTES[ - known as John Mills the Elder - executors: Isaac Mills, Yarmouth; James Mills, Yarmouth, now deceased; Samuel Hathaway, Yarmouth - wife Abigail Mills - daughter-in-law Anna Mills, widow of late son, Samuel Mills - nephews: William Mills, son of late Samuel Mills; George Washington Mills, son of late Samuel Mills - niece Almira Mills, daughter of late Samuel Mills - daughters: Sarah Doan; Phebe Kipp - sons: eldest, David Mills; second son, James Mills; Isaac Mills; John Mills - nephews: Minard Mills; Ira Mills; Daniel Mills; William Mills - all sons of the late Cornelius Mills I've always wondered if this John Mills was a branch of my Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Mills' line. Melinda -----Original Message----- From: ChekWriter@aol.com [mailto:ChekWriter@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:52 AM To: MILLS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MILLS] John Mills and Abigail Minard (both b. 1770) Their son Cornelius' will is on the internet. I found it at one time, and it was dated Aug 1846. I was looking for other MILLS in Ontario, Canada. Abraham MILLS sp Elizabeth Louks, but did not find what I was looking. Pat cw Apparently, and also, did not keep the reference Or what was talked about in the will. Sorry. not much help these days. ______________________________