Hello Anne Marie, I live in Louisa Co., VA and would be happy to help you look into this, at least to help you develop some better leads. Though your GGM apparently never lived in VA, she may have inherited the property herself from another individual with a VA connection, perhaps on her husbands side. I quickly checked some deed, probate and geneological info. about Louisa Co. on www. trevillians.com but found no mention of a McCarthy or Fisher in those records (which may not be complete). We'll need some more info. I think. How old would your aunt and uncles have been when your ggm died? I believe that minors can legally receive title to real property but are prevented from conveying title to real property. Therefore, if they were minors, it's possible the farm in question was held in trust for them until they reached their majority (18 YOA). It is further possible that the if it was decided that none of them would ever occupy the farm or there was some pressing need to convert it to cash, that it was sold by the trust and the proceeds either held in trust or remanded to the beneficiaries. In short, it might be possible that the records available for online viewing contain reference to your farm but in someone else's name (the trustee or trust). Another possibility is that your GGM never held a valid and conveighable title to the property in question and therefore could not legally leave it anyone. Still another possibility is that your GGM's debts at her death exceeded the value of her oth! er assets and the farm was sold by her estate to settle those debts (however, this gets back to the question of the completeness of the online records since the property should still show up in her name). Of course there are probably other explanations, but if she actually owned a farm in Louisa Co., we should be able to document it through court/public records. I'll keep lookin' and you let me know if you think of any more info. that might be helpful. And maybe some else on this list will toss in their "two cents worth". Goodluck! Webster Houlgrave Jacksons/Hope Tavern Bumpass, Louisa Co., VA From: Anne Marie[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 7:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VALOUISA-L] Farm In Louisa Co. Hello, I am new to this list because it was just today that I found my connection to Louisa County. My g-g grandmother, Catherine McCarthy died in November 1917 in Luzerne Co., PA. Today, I got a copy of her will. In the will says "I give, devise, and bequeath to my grandchildren, Joseph, Maria, and James Fisher my farm consisting of 150 acres of land situated in Louise County, Virginia, share and share alike, to them, their heirs and assigns, forever." I know this is very little information to go on, but I was wondering if anyone can give me any ideas as to how I might find out more information about this property, i.e. how she got it, who was living on it, what happened to it after the grandchildren inherited it. To my knowledge, my g-g grandmother came from Ireland in 1858 and arrived in either MA or CT. She settled in New Haven, CT for several years before coming to PA in 1868. I do not believe she ever left Luzerne Co. unless she went to visit someone in VA. I am 99% sure she never lived there. Yet, this is a complete surprise knowing she had land in VA. I knew my Uncle Jim and Aunt Marie (two of the grandchildren) and they never talked about a farm in VA. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Anne Marie