This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JiB.2ACE/643.1 Message Board Post: I checked the Grimes county website on Rootsweb which has a section for wills and estate records. The probate records show going back to 1838 so someone at the courthouse should be able to help you. If a will was not filed a sale of the land or transfer to heirs should be on file I would think. Grimes County Clerk's Office P. O. Box 209 Anderson, Texas 77830 Tel:(936)873-2111 Fax:(936)873-2514 # Real Property (Deed) Records # Birth and Death Records # Marriage Records # Probate (Wills) Records This is an award winning website. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrimes/