Didn't read the will, but Letters of Administration were granted when there was no will and an administrator appointed, usually a family member. The administrator was required to post a bond and settled up the estate. It appears he/she was like an executor/rix. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn smith" <msmith@blast.net> To: <PAWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: [PAWAYNE] Bortree Will -Jno. H. Williams & Lyman Ames > Noticed the names of Jno. H. Williams & Lyman Ames in the Thomas Bortree > will. Does anyone know anything further about these two men? > > My gggrandmother, Alice McFarland Stevens was the niece of a John H. > Williams and ended up living with him after the death of > her mother, Nancy Williams McFarland. Have found that Lyman Ames was > living in the same house with John, his wife Lucy A. > (Ames?) and Alice. > > Also curious as to what is meant by "Register for the probate of wills > and letters of Lyman Ames, Administration..." > > > Marilyn Smith > > > > > ==== PAWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check out connecting counties when digging for those > roots. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >