This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A721226AEC78F8CABD7DFB55 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------A721226AEC78F8CABD7DFB55 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com ([204.212.38.30]) by mtiwgwc05.worldnet.att.net (InterMail v03.02.07 118 124) with ESMTP id <19990307200428.IEPJ7780@bl-14.rootsweb.com>; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:04:28 +0000 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA09792; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:00:55 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:00:55 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36E2DAC0.6796A4A8@gte.net> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:00:00 -0500 From: KathyH <pubs2@gte.net> Organization: Home X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-DIAL (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: Broome Co Genweb <broome-ny@genweb.net>, Delaware County <NYDELAWA-L@rootsweb.com>, NYC-ROOTS-L <NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>, "NY, Chenango Co." <NYCHENAN-L@rootsweb.com>, "NY, Ulster Co." <NYULSTER-L@rootsweb.com>, "NY, Washington Co." <NYWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com>, "NY, Westchester Co." <NYWESTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [NYC] Tips for Finding Maiden Names Resent-Message-ID: <"44JQyC.A.PXC.wrt42"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/13920 X-Loop: NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: NYC-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bl-14.rootsweb.com id MAA09792 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Found this in some old newsletters today and hope it helps someone. Tips on finding maiden names from the 1992 Jackson County (MI) Genealogical Society: =93Nothing will give greater clues to maiden names than the witnesses to old wills. In the lower left hand corner of most deeds, you will find signatures of two to four witnesses. The first is always from the husband=92s side. The next is almost always from the wife=92s side and t= hat is to protect her one-third dower right under law.=94 =93Mortgages: In the 1800s and before, it was traditional when the daughter married, as part of her dowry, for the father to either cover their mortgage or carry a note for his son-in-law. If you can find to whom their mortgage payments were made, 70% of the time it will be the bride=92s father. ************* Kathy Horvatt pubs2@gte.net Researching in New York State: FICKETT, WILSON, SEELEY, DODGE, WIGGINS, GRAY, OWENS, CRANNELL, UTTER =3D=3D=3D=3D NYC-ROOTS Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D CYNDI's - http://www.CyndisList.com --------------A721226AEC78F8CABD7DFB55--