Hi Nancy, We haven't talked since January of 2000. It's good to hear from you. If we all had Wills like these two in our families, are research would be easy. >From # 121 WILL BOOK SS 1771-1774 RICHARD SALTUS, St George's Parish, planter. Wife: Mary, use of house and lots in Dorchester during her life. Son: Archibald, plantation at Euhaw, plantation on Turtle River purchased of John Joor in Georgia, lot in Charles Town. Daus: Mary; Elizabeth, my part of tanyard in Dorchester, plantation next to Mr. Peter Bocquet, Mr. Richard Walter and estate of Barnaby Branford. Brothers: Henry and Samuel Saltus. Sisters: Mary Waldren and Elizabeth Porter. Mentions executors to sell house in Dorchester and build house in Charlestown for my children; residue of estate to wife and 3 children: Louisa Tucker; all children under 21 years; children of my brothers; Offspring Pearce and Thomas Baker. Exors: wife during her widowhood; William Sanders; Richard Walter; Benjamin Tucker. Wit: Elizabeth Porter, Ann Shenly, Thos. Baker. D: 31 Mar. 1773. P: 23 Apr. 1773 R: nd p. 355 WILL BOOK RR 1767-1771 GEORGE MATHEWES, Charles Town, Gent. Brothers: William, James, John, Benjamin, Anthony, all deceased. Sisters: Elizabeth [Holmes], deceased; Amy [Randall]; Sarah Neale's 6 daus. and grandchildren. Nephews: Frances Holmes, deceased, only child of sister Elizabeth Holmes, and his two children Ann Simmons and Elizabeth Farr; Robert Randall; John (son of James) Mathewes; John (son of John) Mathewes; Anthony Mathewes. Mentions: Thomas and Martha Lloyd, children of Mary Lloyd, deceased, who was dau. of James Mathewes; [pounds symbol] 50 stg. to Messrs. Thomas Lamboll, Alexander Peronneau and George Eveleigh for benefit of Christian Society of Protestant Dissenters called Congregationals in Charles Town at Brick Meeting House where Rev. Mr. John Thomas is minister; Martha Godin, dau. of James Mathewes; John Mathewes, Lois Hall, wife of George Hall, Ann, Jr. and Elizabeth, Jr., son and daus. of John Mathewes; Benjamin, Isaac, John and George, Jr., Mathewes, sons of Benjamin Mathewes; Ann Grame, only child of Anthony Mathewes; Robert Randall, only child of Amy Randall; Eleanor Sheed, wife of George Sheed, Mary White, Amelia La Cue, Elizabeth and Ann Wilkins, daus. of Elizabeth Wilkins, deceased, William Dewes, son of Margaret Dewes, deceased, his sister Sarah Threadcraft, deceased, Robert Dewes, only child of Lois Dewes, daus. and grandchildren of Sarah Neale; all males to inherit at 21 years and females at 21 years or marriage; estate divided among legatees as directed. Exors: 4 nephews Robert Randall, John (son of James) Mathewes, John (son of John) Mathewes, Anthony Mathewes. Wit: Eben. Simmons, William Miller, Richard Baker. D: 22 Mar. 1768. CODICIL. Mentions: Amelia La Cue, 1 of 6 daus. of sister Sarah Neale; Mr. George Sheed; Amelia La Cue's former husband William Capers, deceased. Wit: Ann Jervey, John Fullerton, Samuel Pelot. D: 28 Apr. 1768 P: 13 July 1769 R: nd p. 330 Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: J & N Prouty <Prouty@sonic.net> To: <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Hi Dee, I see you've added some South Carolina references to your lengthy list. You were an angel and sent me a ton of stuff for some of my North Carolina families, could you help me again? My local library has the index to wills of Charleston, SC, but not the abstracts. Would your 121. ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1760-1784, have the wills for Richard Saltus and George Mathews? The index I looked at said Saltus, Richard, Vol 15 (1771-74) pg 472 and Mathews, George, vol 12 (1767-71) pg 579. Not sure that your reference will be using these numbers though. I really would like will abstracts for the early 1800's in SC too, will have to see if there is something available through interlibrary loan. Your help saves me so much time ordering things, I really appreciate it! I'm on the NC Duplin list, but not Bladen. Thanks again, If you need any lookups from Sonoma Co., CA, let me know. Nancy Prouty