Tom, All the really old probate papers have been turned over to the Farmington Library by the Probate Court and are on microfilm there. I believe they have a full-time staffer in their genealogy department who does lookups. You might give them a call. Their phone number is (573) 756-5779. Bettye On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:51:50 -0700 (PDT) Tom Caulley <tcaulleysgenmail@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm a former Missouri Boy who needs some help in St. >Francois Co.  I'm trying to prove that my ancestor, >Lilly/Lilian Cunninham was a daughter of James >Cunningham, Sr. > > A little background info: > > James Cunningham Sr was born ca 1756 in Augusta Co, VA > Married Elizabeth Gillespie > Moved to Missouri, St. Francois Co sometime before 1802 > Served in the Revolutionary War - per the 1840 Census of >St. Francois Co, MO > Died in 1844 in St. Francois Co, MO > > I only have circumstantial evidence that Lilly/Lilian >was a daughter of James, Sr. that being: > 1) Lilly was From Farmington, St. Francois Co (Location >fits w/James Sr) > 2) > She as born ca 1801-1807 (Age fits w/James Sr's >children) > 3) > She was born in Tennessee (This fits with the rest of >James Sr's > children) > 4) Several family trees of James Sr make the statement > "James, > with his wife, 7 sons and possibly 3 or more daughters, >arrived in what > was later the state of Missouri" > 5) Only James Sr. and his known > descendants appear to be the only Cunninghams in the >Farmington, St. >Francois Co are in the early (1830-1840) Censuses. > > There appears to have been no will for James Sr.  I am >wondering if anyone on this list would be willing (for a >fee, of course) to go to the courthouse in Farmington and >check for his estate papers/packet.  These often include >a list of heirs. > > If you can help me, either with information or are >willing to go to the courthouse, you can reach me >directly by email at tcaulleysgenmail@yahoo.com > > Thanks, > > Tom Caulley > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check my genealogy web pages at: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caulleyfamilyinfo/MAINGEN.HTML >(Links to my family tree, and 12 descendants' charts. > > http://www.caulleyscorner.com/LawrenceCoOH/ Lawrence Co. >Ohio Page. > > http://www.caulleyscorner.com/IronCoMo/ Iron Co., MO >page. > > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caulleyfamilyinfo/ >Battle of Pilot Knob. > > > > ============================================================================== > > Surnames I'm Researching > > My Lines are: > > ANDREWS, BARTON, BEVINS, CALLAHAN, CAMPBELL, CAULLEY, >CAULEY, CLARKSON, COLLEY, CORLEY, CUNNINGHAM, EARLES, >FINLEY, FLEETWOOD, FREEMAN, HARDWICK, HARDWITCH, >HATRIDGE, HAYES, HUGHES, KIRKPATRICK, MEASELS, McFARLAND, >PARMLEY, SINAH, SINER, SKILES, SCOTT, SMITH (KY), >THOMPSON, WHITE > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > My wife's lines: > > BICKEL, CALLAWAY, CALLOWAY, CRAIG, DOWELL, EICHELBERGER, >FUNDERBURK, GILBERT, HAIRE, HARRIS, HARVEY, JABIN, > MINTER, PORTER, McLANE, McLEAN, PICKETT, ROFF, ROLFE, >WEISBRODT > > > > ============================================================================ > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message