Traci, is that you? When I "replied" to a message from you, I got the EDGECO mailing list??? I got the following message from a kind hearted soul who looked up the Probate records at the Kirn Library. He suggested you might be able to help with the SPELL book(?) to see what, if any, type of references to John JONES and Thomas SPELL around 1750-1800 or so might be in it. I am tracing Thomas SPELL's daughter's family (Ann or Hannah (Spell) Richardson, md to Benjamin RICHARDSON). According to JONES's Will (1757 Edgecombe Co. NC) Thomas is son in law of John JONES, md JONES's daughter Ann. Another JONES daughter md Peter Mitchell, and the third (Sarah, I believe) md a JERKINS (Charles?). My ancestor (Caleb MARTIN, b. Talbot Co. Maryland 1796) married a daughter of Jane RICHARDSON, who is descended from this RICHARDSON-SPELL-JONES line. So I am "hot on the trail" ... by long distance from Florida. <Smile> ============== Subj: (no subject) Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 8:00:05 PM From: Clycolbert To: SMartin583 Sheila Found and copied wills for Peter Mitchell and John Jones. The Mitchell will was from the original but Jones if from film. Jones will is hard to read. It was from the Secretary of State files and the wills there have been RETIRED and can no longer be copied from the originals. If you want the originals, send your address. If not, I plan to copied (abstract) them into my files before sending. Can send you a copy of that. Did not see a will for Thomas Spell. Did find a book for the Spell family in the Tarboro library. Did not have time to examine it for your names but Thomas Spell and John Jones are both listed. Don't know if they are your men or not. Tarci the librarian may be able to help you with that. Tommy (C. T. Colbert)