Hi Virginia, Yep, he's my guy alright! Connected to Robert, Tanner, Eldred and Grimball families. Thanks so much! Cyndi in Baltimore In a message dated 1/17/2004 6:56:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: DANIEL BETTISON of the Bayou Boeuf, Parish of Rapide and State of Louisiana 1st: all my just debts paid 2nd. My children: ELIZABETH ANN BETTISON, JOSEPH RODERICK BETTISON, THOMAS GRIMBALL BETTISON, REBECCA UNIS? BETTISON, ESTHER PROVIDENCE BETTISON, and MARTHA SARAH BETTISON, shall take hold and enjoy equal shares of my estate and that the same shall be laid to wit and assigned to them in manner and from following All my estate -shall be held together undivided until my eldest heir shall arrive at the age of twenty one year, or shall marry upon Which event it is my wish, and I order and direct that all my estae be appraised by three *** and impartial persons under oath who shall be chosen by my executors, here after named, to be divided into lots by them as there sharll be of my heirs living at that time and of which shall be taken by him or her as full share and portion of my estate. It is also my wish and I do futher order and direct that the same mode shale be pursued in assigning to my other children, their portion of my estate as they may respectively arrive at the age of twenty one year or marry -------and in case any of my said children shall die, leaving any child or children before any division shall take place, or before their potions shall be assigned to them, the same manner of assigning the same is to be pursued. 3rd appoint ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT & RANDALL EDLRED, all of this Parish MY EXECUTORS page 13 they are to have a commission of two and a half percent of the amount of the inventory within and signed at Bayou Bouif in Parish of Rapids and state of Louisiana 10 Aug 1820 DAVID BETTISON witness: JOHN OGDEN, JAMES S. TANNER, JAMES S. ROBERT, acknowledged in presence of this 15th dey of May 1823 JAMES ROBERT, ROBERT L. TANNER, WILSON COOK Parish of Rapide Oct 7 1823 On this day in open court came PAUL I. ROBERT and presented the last will and testament of DAVID BETTISON dec'd and prayed that it should be proven and recorded, and thereupon the said PAUL I. ROBERT L. TANNER being duly sworn dispose and say that they recognized said testament as being entirely written dated and signed in the hand writing of the said DAVID BETTISON -------and thereupon came ROBERT TANNER, PAUL JABEY ROBERT, RANDALL ELDRED, the executors there in named and took upon themselves the execution of said will Th. C. SCOTT Par. Judge. I certify the foregoing to be a ture copy from the original on file and of records in my office, given under my hand and seal of office as Parish Judge in and for the Parish of Rapide the 18th day of May 1831. TH. C. SCOTT Par. Judge.