Marie, Thanks for the kind words. I scoured libraries and court houses for about 20 years looking for my husband's gggrandfather only to find out recently that a distant relative had his certificate of indenture and family Bible in her possession. Reading the indentures in The Poorhouse Book was really sad. You wonder what happened to the parents that their children, some no more than toddlers, were put in the Poorhouse. What happened to them there and then with the people who took them out? How they must have suffered physically and emotionally - with no psychological counseling, just toughing it out. Our ancestors were made of strong stuff! I hope that a name on these lists opens a gate for someone. Erika Marie Wright wrote: > thank you so much. This information is quite helpful to everyone and much > appreciated by me. > > Marie Wright