Fresh from the copiers of NC State Archives - The estate records of Asa Patterson. This is the wonderful piece of paper that prooves that the mysterious "Asa P." buried at Old Toxaway Cemetery in Transylvania County, NC is this Asa Patterson - at least prooves it as well as you can get short of a DNA test and is probably more dependable than a few markers in the area. (http://www.rootsquest.com/~alextree/cemetery/oldtoxaway.html) Here are the goodies from the probate stuff. I'm using their spelling, not mine. This Asa Patterson died July 10, 1882 in Transylvania County, NC John D. GALLOWAY was administrator Value of Estate $150.00 Heirs (The good part) Ellen PATTERSON Elighah PATTERSON Asa PATTERSON Lelina(?) T. GALLOWAY Lizena POWELL Manda CHAPEL Evaline CHAPEL Elender POWELL Chistina GALLOWAY The folks who signed a statement waving their rights as administrator are (July the 8th - little premature?) - The X's are the marks for the folks who signed their name that way. Elenor PATTERSON Elijah PATTESON Asa (X) PATTERSON L.T. GALLAWAY M (X) A POWELL Wm M (X) CHAPEL James M. (X) CHAPEL I am still trying to sort out who this Asa Patterson's parents were - possibly a West and/or Asa Patterson. -- Linda Hoxit Raxter [email protected] Western North Carolina Cemeteries and More! Alexandra's Family Tree House http://www.rootsquest.com/~alextree related to at least half the county at least once ; )