Paula, I can answer your first question. The first date is the date the will was written, and the second date is the date the will was proved. The only thing you can say regarding the date of death is that it most likely occurred a short time before the second date, but there is rarely more specific info than that. Chances are that A. 48 is a number that you can use to request a copy of the actual will itself, you can get them from the Chester County Archives. -- Mary Taffet mdtaffet@syr.edu PPicken@aol.com wrote: > > Sandra, > > Even though I did not ask...in your response you listed the will of my 9G > Grandmother Elizabeth Paggott Newlin.. I hope this is not a redundant > question- There are two dates at the beginning of the paragraph. One is > August 18, 1714, and the second is February 10, 1717. I assume that the > first date is the date of the will and the second date is the death date. A. > 48 represents age? Is this at the time the will was drawn up or death? > > Thank you for the bonus! You are wealth of information as aways. > > Paula Lewis Picken > > LEWIS, WARREN, CRUTTENDEN, NEWLIN, MENDENHALL, LANDIS, EMMICK, WOODWARD, > SHARPLESS, IDDINGS, DUFFY, SNOVER, INGERSOLL > > > > ==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== > Visit the US GenWeb Master States Index Page > http://www.usgenweb.org