The mortgage books are indeed an excellent resource. The Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg also has microfilm of mortgage books and wills, and accompanying indices, for Erie County. For those within range of Harrisburg and too far from Erie, the Archives is a good resource. Steve Cummins ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Klauk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 10:57 Subject: [PAERIE] Land Deeds, Mortgages and Wills - Erie County Courthouse > Happy New Year List, > In response to a previous item posted, another list member has provided some information which (with her permission) is repeated to the list. > QUOTE > The land deeds and the wills are at the Erie County Court House, and there are indexes to both. Also, there are mortgage books, which are often overlooked by researchers in the beginning but which provide some wonderful information. I have found land and mortgage deeds that list entire families and their relationships, when sometimes the wills do not. The land and mortgage deeds begin as early as the 1830s. You can search the books yourself, or the cost if $15.00 a search. I was charged $1.00 a page for photocopies of the wills, and $0.50 for photocopies of the land deeds. > UNQUOTE > Eventually we will get this information posted to the web site, but there is a lot of 'stuff' to be posted, so be patient. > > Bill Klauk > Erie County, PA > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >