That is a piece of information that is absolutely enlightening. Thank you so much for sharing that. I think that is the missing piece we have been struggling to find and you had it all the time. An heir or representative is usually the next of kin. Even though there may have been many Wilson Cage's I doubt sincerely that you will find two who are associated closely with a JHWY. Your assumption that he is the Halifax County Wilson Cage is most likely correct. I would like very much to examine the document you have referenced. You don't happen to have it do you? Gee Ellis wrote: > In the 1820 Halifax Co. VA census there is a Wilson Cage, b. 1795/1800, m. > 28 Feb > 1825 Halifax Co. VA Elizabeth Ussery. > > There is the estate of a Wilson Cage, who died intestate on 27 March 1845 > filed in Lafayette Co. AR. His lone heir is listed as J. H. W. Cage. I think > that this is the same > Wilson from Halifax Co.; there were many other Wilson Cages at the time. > The estate papers do not name JHW Cage as a son.....only the > sole heir. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > ==== YOUNGER Mailing List ==== > For a place To Store and show pictures of your ancesters, goto www.ancientfaces.com (If anyone has a problem with this little ad, let me know.) > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!