Thank you so much for your trouble. It does help. The will DOES make it appear that his wife was living at the time of the will, doesn't it? Because of records I have found, I believe his wife to be Penelope Morriss Cyrus, daughter of George Morriss, Sr. of Halifax Co. The Morriss family is actually my main target. I have wondered if the "Piny" Cyrus referenced in the other abstract could be referring to her? I just couldn't figure out where they would get "Pinlinson"?? I actually have a copy of that abstract. Is the actual estate record which this abstract represents available to be ordered from somewhere? I live 1500 miles from Warren Co.! Thanks! lMarylyn

Marylyn, The wills are available at the North Carolina State Archives. They have a website that explains how to fill out an Request Form, which requires a fee, about $20 for out of state requests. When filling out the form, give them the Will Book Number and Page (WB30/161 in this particular case as was on the Abstract I quoted) as well as the name of the person who whose will you want. They are all very nice people at the Archives and will make copies of the will, and mail it back to you within a few weeks. Also, you might want to contact them to ask if there are any Estate Records for the party you are looking for. Sometimes the Estate Records can contain more info and you might want to order those, too. Here is the link to the Archives contact page: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Click onto the link that says "request form" and print it out to mail. It also has the address and telephone numbers as well as other information for contacting them. Good Luck. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: <PrairEdust@aol.com> To: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [NCWARREN-L] Re: NCWARREN-D Digest V04 #29 > Thank you so much for your trouble. It does help. The will DOES make it > appear that his wife was living at the time of the will, doesn't it? Because of > records I have found, I believe his wife to be Penelope Morriss Cyrus, > daughter of George Morriss, Sr. of Halifax Co. The Morriss family is actually my > main target. I have wondered if the "Piny" Cyrus referenced in the other > abstract could be referring to her? I just couldn't figure out where they would get > "Pinlinson"?? I actually have a copy of that abstract. Is the actual estate > record which this abstract represents available to be ordered from somewhere? > I live 1500 miles from Warren Co.! Thanks! > lMarylyn > > > ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Warren County mailing list. Remember, flames are NOT allowed. If you have ANY problems with this list, contact nduffy@patch.net > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.749 / Virus Database: 501 - Release Date: 9/1/2004