Shelley, I don't know about adoption records, but I have seen guardianship records as early as 1813 in Franklin Co. in either orphan's court or chancery court. Ron -------------- Original message from Shelley Murphy <[email protected]>: -------------- > Back in the time period of 1830-1850's does anyone know if Franklin > County has adoption or guardian records? Where would I find them if > they exist? Was it common for an adoption to be recorded during this > time? > Thanks Shelley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message