This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AcB.2ACE/1588.2 Message Board Post: Donna, I spent 2 days looking for your William Briggs in the old Mifflin County tax records starting with 1847. There is no listing for him in 1847, or 1848. He first shows up in Brown Twp, Mifflin County in the triennial assessment of 1849 as a tenant on the property of Abner Thompson. In 1850, the landlord is not listed but William is still listed as a tenant. In 1851 and 1852, he is a tenant, owns one cow, and his occupation is "laborer". I searched all the original tax books for all townships in Mifflin County and he is not listed again anywhere after 1852. Mrs. Briggs is not listed in the tax books either, even though she is in the 1860 census Aquillas Cornelius first shows up in 1867, residing with a Chriswell family, as a tenant. 1868 & 1869 show Aquillas Cornelius in the West Ward of Lewistown, residing with Mrs. Briggs. (*This is the first mention of her in the tax records) In 1870, the West Ward listing is as follows: tenant = Briggs, Aquillas residing with his wife. (*this is how it is in the book) 1871 = tenant, Aquillas Cornelius residing with Mrs. Briggs. 1872 = neither Aquillas, or Mrs. Briggs are in any township in Mifflin County. Interestly, the Cornelius family was found as early as 1837 in Wayne Twp, Mifflin County. I could only find one other Briggs from 1853-1859 and that was a "singleman" named Levy living in Bratton Twp., his residence was simply "mountain". Sorry, I couldn't be of more help. *E*