Chyrl, appreciate you for the info. I have to be careful on my Samuel J. Wilges who was born 1871 Pa/Ma & died 1857 Ross Co. OH. If he signed his name it's Wilges, if some one else its Wilges, Wilgis, Wilgas, Wilgus ,etc He came in to Ross County, Oh from Penn abt . 1805-1807 based on the birth of the children Frank On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 11:32:16 -0400 "Chyrl Lawrence-Bulger" <myancestry@msn.com> writes: > Frank, > > There is a U.S. House of Representatives Claim for a Samuel Wilgus. > The index doesn't indicate where. > > Name: Samuel Wilgus, heirs of > Nature of Claim: Grant of land for revolutionary services > Congress: 24 > Session: 1 > Manner Brought: Petition > Journal Page: 853 > Referred to Committee: Public Lands > > To order this record you will have to go to the National Archives > site and obtain a NAFT Form 86 or you may be able to order this > on-line at their site. > www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/67.html#arr<http://ww w.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/67.html#arr> > > Chyrl Lawrence-Bulger > Ross County Coordinator OHGenWeb > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank and Linda Conner<mailto:connclan2@juno.com> > To: OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:55 PM > Subject: Fw: Re: [OHRoss] Land Records, Maybe? > > > Chyrl, I apreciate you detailed help. > I have talked with Janet in probate several times > A nice lady. > There was not a will for James. > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >