John, You are correct.  There is little likelihood of me finding a will.  Only the Admin. Thanks for your thoughts, Donna   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. ________________________________ From: John Moore <[email protected]> To: Donna Casey <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] The Admin: Tillinghurst Hi Donna, It appears that you are still expecting to find a will, but a grant of administration was made when there was *no* will.  Occasionally you will find an Admon with will.  I have found instances of this in my HUGGETT research and they have been in cases where a grant of probate has been made years earlier but the estate has been left unadministered.  If there had been a will for Stephen TILLINGHAST it would have been among the TNA online wills. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Casey" <[email protected]> To: "SFHG SxFamHXGrp" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:59 AM Subject: [SFHG] The Admin: Tillinghurst I have learned that I may find the admin of the will for Stephen Tillinghurst might not be digitalised yet, but that I may find a copy of the original at TNA. I am in the process of contacting them and will report the outcome. Thank you all for your suggestions and help. Donna The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.