Thank you Victoria. I will look into Baldwin being her maiden name. It could be that Delina and Disy were from NC where that property is located that Delina inherited from Disy. I will have to find out the county and check the census records. Kathy In a message dated 12/17/2002 11:23:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, vproc@ix.netcom.com writes: > > Kathy, > > Thank you so much for posting Delina B. Hamer's Will. I'm sure > it will help many other HAMER researchers. > > I noticed that Delina B. names a sister, "Disy Baldwin GALLOWAY" > and wondered if BALDWIN might not be their maiden name. If you > decide to go further into your research on these folks, you might > want to keep an eye open for any Baldwins living near the Galloways. > > Since Baldwin was not a name familiar to me, I checked the 1860 > census for Marlboro and nary a one is listed in the index. There are > plenty of Galloways and Hamers though. > > For those of you who are new to the list, the 1860 census was > transcribed by fellow listmember, Bill McInnis, and is available > for viewing in the USGenWeb Archives. The Marlboro County > SCGenWeb page has links to get you there. > > Cheers, > Victoria > > > > > Marlboro County SCGenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~scmarlbo/ > >