A spinster aunt, especially, can be a treasure trove! My g-g-aunt had a lot of family treasures and left every one to someone different. What a treasure store of cousins and other relatives! (Wish I could track down that Irish chain quilt...) Always look for wills, especially, of siblings! Judy In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:55:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, miabethc@gmail.com writes: ""I can't stress enough how important it can be to search for relatives that are not in your direct line. If you are not finding a will or intestate records for your ancestor, look for wills belonging to your ancestor's siblings, especially siblings who died and leave no living children. Many times the estate will be split up between either their siblings or their nieces & nephews. This can provide great documentation on your family and let you know of the location of "lost" relatives.""

Charles E. Kindt - Lebanon,Pa. Genealogy research in Pa.Counties; LEBANON-LANCASTER-DAUPHIN-BERKS-SCHUYLKILL BEHNEY-BOHR-BOLTZ-COPENHAVER-DEAVEN-DISSINGER-DITZLER FAHLER-FAKE-GERBERICH-GETTLE-HIMMELBERGER-KINDT-KOHR KREISER-McKINNEY-MEASE-SCHAEFFER-SHAEFFER-WEABER-WOLFE website: http://users.nbn.net/charo/ KEEPER OF THE FLAME ----- Original Message ----- From: <PAresearcher@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Sibling's Wills > > A spinster aunt, especially, can be a treasure trove! My g-g-aunt had a > lot > of family treasures and left every one to someone different. What a > treasure > store of cousins and other relatives! (Wish I could track down that Irish > chain quilt...) Always look for wills, especially, of siblings! > > Judy > > In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:55:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > miabethc@gmail.com writes: > > ""I can't stress enough how important it can be to search for relatives > that are not in your direct line. If you are not finding a will or > intestate records for your ancestor, look for wills belonging to your > ancestor's siblings, especially siblings who died and leave no living > children. Many times the estate will be split up between either their > siblings or their nieces & nephews. This can provide great > documentation on your family and let you know of the location of > "lost" relatives."" > > > > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > List Owner can be reached for help with the list at > PALANCAS-Admin@rootsweb.com > > >