Lorenzo Dow Scott was born 1821 in Crawford county, Indiana. He died in 1857 in Dewitt county, Illinois, and was never married. In his will, he says "I give... to my mother Elizabeth Scott all my lands lying & being situated in the county of Henry and state of Missouri... and at her death to be divided equally between my two brothers Crafton Scott and James C. Scott". Elizabeth Scott lived at least until 1860, when she had moved with some family to Daviess co. Mo., but then we lose track of her. Does anyone have access to courthouse records that might: A) show when Lorenzo Dow Scott bought this land? B) correspond to the transfer of the land to Elizabeth Scott in 1857? C) Most importantly- show a date after 1860 when Elizabeth Scott died and the land was transferred to the two brothers? Any other information on this family would be appreciated. Matt Scott mscott@bytesizesound.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.