Hello Listers, I've been watching the PINER/PINOR postings with interest and just a little curiosity. Is there any chance the name could ever have been mis-transcribed from RINER/RINOR, or vice-versa? The Riner/Rinor's from the Germanna Colony of Culpeper are my ancestors. I know that names are often mis-transcribed or misinterpreted from the old handwriting. For example, KENDRICK is sometimes misread as HENDRICK. Just wondering........ Joyce ------------- In a message dated 7/17/2003 2:57:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VACULPEP-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 00:08:22 -0400 (EDT) > From: Craig Schenk <murple@murple.net> > To: VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VACULPEP] Thomas Piner/Pinor will > > I think one piece of information which may help sort out the Thomas Piner mess > would be if anyone here has a copy of a will which was probated in Culpeper on > 18 Aug 1777... though his name was spelled Pinor on this apparently > > From what I've pieced together, this Thomas Piner was father of a younger > Thomas, as well as children Elizabeth, John and Ruth. His wife may have been > named Margaret Walker. I believe that the younger Thomas is the one who > married Elizabeth Swindle(r).