I have been searching for the Caswell County, NC Will Books and find that they are out of print. Could someone please help me locate the Will of Hosea Tapley? It is supposedly dated 1781, page 139, Caswell County, NC, Will Book A dated 1777-1783. His daughter, Mary Elizabeth, married Thomas Erastus Redman. I am trying to located siblings of Mary Elizabeth and siblings/parents of Thomas Erastus.They were in Lunenburg County in 1777 when Thomas Erastus was in the Revolutionary War. Any help appreciated. Selena Goodin srg@conninc.com

Selena, Regarding your request for Hosea TAPLEY will look-up, Reference CASWELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA WILL BOOKS 1777-1814... Abstracts by Katharine Kerr Kendall, Index by Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, 1979; reprinted, Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc Baltimore, Maryland, 1997 p. 7, Will Book A, Page 139, June Court 1781, Hosea TAPLEY - Will - w. 24 Oct 1780. Wife Sarah; son-in-law John Short; Exec: wife and John Short, Wit: William Rankin, Ambrose Arnold, Proved on oath of David Mitchell. I believe I purchased the reprint from Genealogical Publishing Co. in November 1998. 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 (also 200 East Eager Street, Balt. MD) I do not find Marriage Bonds for any REDMAN's in Caswell County 1778-1868 Reference CASWELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DEED BOOKS 1777-1817... Abstracts by Katharine Kerr Kendall, 1989; Southern Historical Press, Inc. c/o The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. P.O. Box 738 Easley, South Carolina 29641-0738 p. 1, Deed Book A, Page 5, Hosea TAPLEY of Orange Co. to John Pryor Tapley and Hosea Tapley Jun. his grandsons, 639 A on N side Flat River. 6 Nov 1775 Ronnie Weiss, in Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Dennis & Selena Goodin [mailto:srg@conninc.com] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 7:20 AM To: NCCASWEL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Hosea Tapley Will Lookup I have been searching for the Caswell County, NC Will Books and find that they are out of print. Could someone please help me locate the Will of Hosea Tapley? It is supposedly dated 1781, page 139, Caswell County, NC, Will Book A dated 1777-1783. His daughter, Mary Elizabeth, married Thomas Erastus Redman. I am trying to located siblings of Mary Elizabeth and siblings/parents of Thomas Erastus.They were in Lunenburg County in 1777 when Thomas Erastus was in the Revolutionary War. Any help appreciated. Selena Goodin srg@conninc.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237