Hi List, Part 1, pre-1853 This list is in alphabetical order. These are some of the results of my search of the index of Oakland Probate, LDS Film #927422, compiled by Alice SORRELL for DAR in 1956. These results only cover the time period from June 15, 1822 through October 11, 1852. If there was no entry for your name in that index, then I state that below. If I did find your name, then I provide below the reference number. For most folks, I have also provided an abstract of the probate file. A few of you have so many hits, that it would take me too long to copy the abstracts, and the chances of me making a transcription error would be quite high. These folks may want to consider getting the film themselves, or contact me for getting copies. Better yet, I would suggest all of you get a copy of the actual probate file. There are chances that the abstracter of these files missed something or made a mistake. Here goes: BENJAMIN: none before 1853. BILLS: none before 1853 BLANCK, Ataliba: none before 1853 Volney and Caroline BLOSS/BLASS: reference 483 and 552 483: BLASS, Garrett, will dated May 13, 1843 at Novi, filed April 5, 1845. Adm. Brayton FLINT, Eleanor BLASS. Heirs: Eleanor BLASS, widow, John LAWTHER. Garrett owned 168 acres in Novi Twp. Witness to Will: Carlos HARMON Janus LAWTHER, and Loren FLINT. 552: BLASS, John, died intestate, file Nov. 11, 1845, dec'd September 29, 1845 at Novi. Property in Novi Town. Eleanor BLASS executrix of estate of Garrett BLASS asked that Jacob V. COVERT be made adm. of this estate, but Mariah BLASS was appointed. BOYLE: none before 1853 CALLINAN, CALLAN: none before 1853 CHESTER: none before 1853 COOLEY: none before 1853 COTHRELL/COTTRELL/COTERELL: none before 1853 DEBEAU or DIBEAU: reference 133 to DUBOIS 133: Jacob HOSNER, will dated at Bloomfield, April 3, 183, filed April 29, 1835, adm. Thomas HOSNER. Heirs: Thomas HOSNER, son, Jacob HOSNER, Nicholas HOSNER, Betsey PATTEE, Phebe DUBOIS, wife of Edward DUBOIS, Catherine WRIGHT, wife of Jesse WRIGHT. Witnesses Sidney HINMAN, Van Rensselaer HARPER, and Nancy SMITH. FLINT: Betsey Norton, reference 321 FLINT: Brayton: reference 483, 527, and 602 FLINT: Loren: reference 321, 453, and 483 FRANKLIN: none before 1853 FRENCH, James: reference 841 841: FRENCH, James, died in testate, filed July 22, 1850, dec'd October 1, 1848 in Pontiac. Heirs: Asenath FRENCH, widow, and 5 children, not named. Property in Pontiac Twp. Adm. Franklin O JONES. Forrest GEARHART: none before 1853 Robert GRAGG/GRAIG/CRAIG: none before 1853 Almond or Almon GREGORY: none before 1853 Catharine HEATH: none before 1853 Ebenezer HEATH: none before 1853 James HALL: reference 128 128: Rhoda and Harriett SMITH, Guardianship April 4, 1835, guardian of children of Gideon SMITH was named as James HALL. Reuben HALL: none before 1853 William HALL: none before 1853 HOLMES: none before 1853 Edmund T. JONES: none before 1853 William KILE (KYLE): reference: 378 378: Hamilton KYLE, will dated March 11, 1844, Bloomfield, filed March 28, 1844, Adm. Robert C. Heirs: widow not named, children Robert C. KYLE, William C. KYLE, Sarah M. KYLE, Mary E. BULL, wife of Elijah BULL, Jane B. KYLE. Sarah and Mary of legal age on 8-6-1849. Jane B. KYLE was 21 on 3-15-1850. Hamilton asked that Robert be appointed guardian on minor children. 160 acres in Bloomfield Twp. Sarah G. McKNITT: none before 1853 Henry ODELL: none before 1853 Lewis ODELL: none before 1853 PRENTICE, Solomon: none before 1853 John RETAN/RUTAN: none before 1853 Justus SAXTON: none before 1853 Rebecca SAXTON: none before 1853 Arthur Homer SANDERSON: none before 1853 Bertha SANDERSON: none before 1853 Harvey H. SEELEY: reference 905 905: Harvey SEELEY, died in testate, filed July 3, 1851, dec'd April 26, 1851. Heirs: Ellen SEELEY, widow, John, Nancy, Harvey H., Jane E., Asa P. SEELEY, children. Property in Waterford Twp. Adm. James B. HUNT. Edward M. STEPHENS: none before 1853 SWARTHOUT: none before 1853 SWETT: reference 573 to SWEET 573: Amos SWEET, Jr., died in testate, filed September 18, 1849, dec'd about 13 September 1846 in Pontiac. No relatives in this state. Adm. John JENKINS. TAYLOR, James or Mary: none before 1853 TOBIAS: none before 1853 UPTHEGROVE: none before 1853 James, Atkinson, Martha, Eliza, Mary, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, David WHITE: none before 1853 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!