To clear up any misunderstanding?of my question about an heir and possibly a?son?being a "witness" for an Estate Inventory: The person whose estate was being inventoried was living in Orange County, North Carolina at the time of his death.? The person who "witnessed" the deceased man's estate inventory had the same surname as the decedent's.? There were only five person's with this same surname listed as Head of Household on the 1800?Orange County, NC census records and I am trying to find if and/or how?these five men may have been related.? It has not yet been determined whether the man in question?who "witnessed" the estate?inventory was the deceased man's son. Since there are so few documents to be found on these five men with the same surname, we are now using DNA studies in hopes of learning whether they were related to each other or not. Thanks to all for your help. Linda Monticelli ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003