If any of you could take a minute to see what you think this name is and give me your opinion... I'd certainly appreciate it! I think it's Benjamin. But when a "B" is used throughout the rest of the this will is clearly a "B" Thanks, Joyce http://www.ancestraljournal.com/wmbarrow/smithname.htm
You need to look at all of the lettering in the document to compare. If that doesn't help, you need to look at neighbors in the area at the time...using Census records or whatevers available, to determine the signature on the document. What time frame was this document written and where? Nancy Thomas