This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3195 Message Board Post: I went by the loose record sight today and skimmed over the files they had in progress and found this one: John W. Cope vs. William Burton Hawkins Co. Circuit Court 1866 John W. Cope was connected with a William Trent and William "Bill " Burton allegedly owed him money. Burton is accused of somehow avoiding payment. Information in the file: 1. J.A. Murrell testified that William Burton was married to his half-sister. 2. James Trent testified that William Burton was his nephew. 3. Francis W. Burton, deceased, was William Burton's brother. 4. Thomas E. Burton was mentioned and identified as "Squire " Burton. 5. Thomas E. "Squire" Burton had a son named John Burton. 6. Margaret Winstead tesified. 7. James Willis testified he went to school with William Burton and was very familiar with his handwriting. There was much more, I just skimmed over the testimony and remember the above.