Hi Where would the will be? > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:25:42 -0400 > From: stephe.w300@gmail.com > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Ana VanArnam married to Cornelius Russell > > Hi! > > My two cents worth... > > I had speculated earlier that I wondered if it could actually read > Maria on the original, if the writing was really poor, but I can also easily > see how Anna could be made from Auria - again with poor writing. I guess > we'll have to purchase a copy of the will eventually to see what the > original looks like....... > > The only drawback with it being the name Anna is that there is already > a sister Hannah, and "back in the day", those two names could be > interchangeable, and both weren't often used in the same family. [Not a rule > etched in stone, however.....] > > Stephen > > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Arlene Reeves <arkretired@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the info. > > > > So in a transcribed list, it could be transcribed Russell, Rufsel, or > > Rujsel I guess. What do you think about the Auria/ Aurelia possibilities? > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VANNORMAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3

Hi Arlene! Remember that list of NY wills I posted back in the summer of 2009 (after which you obtained Peter's will)? I believe number 33 on my list is this will. Tompkins County: Vannorman, William Ithaca 1827/32 I plan to obtain more of these wills soon, but this one isn't on my "wish" list as someone has already transcribed it (however poor the writing must have been). The current indexes for the U.S. wills are at the following website: www.sampubco.com/wills/index.htm [still a work in progress....] Stephen On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Arlene Reeves <arkretired@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi > > Where would the will be? > > > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:25:42 -0400 > > From: stephe.w300@gmail.com > > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Ana VanArnam married to Cornelius Russell > > > > Hi! > > > > My two cents worth... > > > > I had speculated earlier that I wondered if it could actually read > > Maria on the original, if the writing was really poor, but I can also > easily > > see how Anna could be made from Auria - again with poor writing. I guess > > we'll have to purchase a copy of the will eventually to see what the > > original looks like....... > > > > The only drawback with it being the name Anna is that there is already > > a sister Hannah, and "back in the day", those two names could be > > interchangeable, and both weren't often used in the same family. [Not a > rule > > etched in stone, however.....] > > > > Stephen >

Thanks Stephen, I do remember that. Was there also a will for Isaac? I guess my brain isn't working well today- is William his son? Also, I was on Heritage Quest and found a 13 page document of Hannah's application for Pension. In the document (pg 10) it refers to Isaac selling his Land Warrant to Michael (maybe Sampson) "49 or 50 years ago" (document dated 1844). It appears Isaac had more than 1 land warrant, # 7913 dated 1793 and # 27532 dated 1848. One for his service in the Revolutionary War and one of the War of 1812? He died August 15 1812 from the "prevailing epidemic" according to these papers. Arlene > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:42:57 -0400 > From: stephe.w300@gmail.com > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Ana VanArnam married to Cornelius Russell > > Hi Arlene! > > Remember that list of NY wills I posted back in the summer of 2009 > (after which you obtained Peter's will)? I believe number 33 on my list is > this will. > > Tompkins County: Vannorman, William Ithaca 1827/32 > > I plan to obtain more of these wills soon, but this one isn't on my > "wish" list as someone has already transcribed it (however poor the writing > must have been). > > The current indexes for the U.S. wills are at the following website: > www.sampubco.com/wills/index.htm > > [still a work in progress....] > > Stephen > > On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Arlene Reeves <arkretired@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > Where would the will be? > > > > > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:25:42 -0400 > > > From: stephe.w300@gmail.com > > > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Ana VanArnam married to Cornelius Russell > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > My two cents worth... > > > > > > I had speculated earlier that I wondered if it could actually read > > > Maria on the original, if the writing was really poor, but I can also > > easily > > > see how Anna could be made from Auria - again with poor writing. I guess > > > we'll have to purchase a copy of the will eventually to see what the > > > original looks like....... > > > > > > The only drawback with it being the name Anna is that there is already > > > a sister Hannah, and "back in the day", those two names could be > > > interchangeable, and both weren't often used in the same family. [Not a > > rule > > > etched in stone, however.....] > > > > > > Stephen > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VANNORMAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3

Hi again! Sorry - MY BAD!!! Not enough Sleep! I'm confusing my families....... My Anna / Hannah comment still holds, but forget what I said about the will - (I even switched from Isaac to William somehow) It was the "U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants 1789 - 1858" at Ancestry that gave us this list of children. I'll have to pull my copy of the original and take another look at it again.... Stephen [P.S. - Pete's comment is correct, however I still think it would be more apt to be the couple's own children named in the petition, especially when none of them would have been underage when it was written in the 1840's.] SW Off to bed now, ZZZZZZZZZZZ > > On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Arlene Reeves <arkretired@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Hi >> >> Where would the will be? >> >> > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 08:25:42 -0400 >> > From: stephe.w300@gmail.com >> > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Ana VanArnam married to Cornelius Russell >> > >> > Hi! >> > >> > My two cents worth... >> > >> > I had speculated earlier that I wondered if it could actually read >> > Maria on the original, if the writing was really poor, but I can also >> easily >> > see how Anna could be made from Auria - again with poor writing. I guess >> > we'll have to purchase a copy of the will eventually to see what the >> > original looks like....... >> > >> > The only drawback with it being the name Anna is that there is already >> > a sister Hannah, and "back in the day", those two names could be >> > interchangeable, and both weren't often used in the same family. [Not a >> rule >> > etched in stone, however.....] >> > >> > Stephen >> >