Message: 1 Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:50:55 EDT From: KSum555@aol.com Subject: [SCGREENV] Thomas Long To: scgreenv@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d4f.a969f95.33942f4f@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi All, I am new to the list and just started researching in Greenville County and I need some help. Where would I write looking for a Probate in Greenville County? I am trying to research Thomas Long and I believe he died somewhere between 1810 & 1820. Am trying to prove he was the father of George Long who married Sarah Slover. Also were there any marriage banns for around 1810 in the County? Any help you can give me I would really appreciate. Thanks. Roberta Summers Hi Roberta, I thought I'd look up what I could find on the web and see if I may be some help to you. I've contacted the Greenville County Probate office in the past on multiple occasions for copies of wills and estate papers and I have to tell you that I've never met a nicer group of people. They are wonderful! I've also used the SC Dept of Archives and History and I think they are terrific as well, but they are understaffed and underfunded which means they charge more and take longer than going directly to the county probate court. When I contacted the Probate court for copies, I wrote to them and gave them my information including my email and phone number. One of the clerks returned my call and told me that they would look up the will and then call me back to tell me how much it would cost. When they received my check, they would mail the copies. Try calling the court directly to make sure that they follow the same procedure. Estate Division (864) 467-7170 if you are in-state Or Outside South Carolina 1-877-55-COURT If you decide to use the SC Dept of Archives and History, they have an on-line request form for copies. They will email you with cost. As I recall, you can call them with a credit card if you choose or you can mail them a check. The General Index to Probate Court shows a will filed for Thomas Long in Apt. 8, File 555 in 1824. I found this on Greenville County Historical Records posted by Greenville County Government Online http://greenvillecounty.org/historical_records/default.asp The specific page in the Estate Index is image 571 of 632. Hope this helps. By the way, the will is posted as well but the image is so poor due to the quality of the scanner when it was first scanned (about 30 years ago, I think) that I cannot read it. I have a small interest as my husband's great grandfather's first wife was the daughter of Capt. David Long in the mid 1800s. Hope this helps. Nancy Crayton