This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_920849208_boundary Content-ID: <0_920849208@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_920849208_boundary Content-ID: <0_920849208@inet_out.mail.gte.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <NYWASHIN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yb02.mx.aol.com (rly-yb02.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.2]) by air-yb02.mail.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Sun, 07 Mar 1999 15:00:02 -0500 Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by rly-yb02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id OAA17809; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 14:59:37 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA10738; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 11:57:50 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 11:57:50 -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 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> Subject: Tips for Finding Maiden Names Resent-Message-ID: <"CDU0tB.A.smC.6ot42"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: NYWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NYWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/260 X-Loop: NYWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com To: NYWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Errors-To: NYWASHIN-L-request@rootsweb.com Resent-Sender: NYWASHIN-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable 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 th= at 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 NYWASHIN Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D The Friends' Society of Granville was organized in 1800 by John C. Bishop and others, with a membership of 26. The first minister was Hannah Bishop. --part0_920849208_boundary--