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Recent questions tagged wills
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WILLS genealogy
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+4
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2
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Need transcription help with one word in a 1641 will
asked
Sep 10, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Mark Dorney
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.3k
points)
england
wills
devon
transcription
+6
votes
2
answers
164
views
How would you interpret the relationships in this 1641 will snippet?
asked
Sep 6, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Mark Dorney
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.3k
points)
england
devon
wills
+4
votes
1
answer
132
views
Help with Will of John Dowell, Calvert Co. 7 Oct, 1766; 16 Dec, 1767, Maryland Will 36, p 146.
asked
Aug 29, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Bob Pickering
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.3k
points)
dowell
calvert
patuxent
maryland
wills
+2
votes
0
answers
112
views
Which one of Arthur Howland’s children was really Mrs. Margaret Howland's?
asked
Aug 1, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Howland
G2G2
(
2.0k
points)
unknown
howland
probate
wills
+3
votes
2
answers
99
views
Need help with reading 1852 Will
asked
Jun 26, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
167k
points)
wills
transcription
+3
votes
1
answer
134
views
Where should I look next regarding this land reference?
asked
Jun 11, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mel Bishop
G2G6 Mach 7
(
70.9k
points)
kentucky
wills
research
debruler
+23
votes
1
answer
324
views
British Quaker wills database
asked
Jun 8, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Michael Cayley
G2G6 Pilot
(
229k
points)
quakers
sources
wills
england
+17
votes
7
answers
637
views
How to Validate Slave Owner Parentage
asked
May 21, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Scott Fulkerson
G2G Astronaut
(
1.5m
points)
slavery
kentucky
black_heritage
wills
+1
vote
1
answer
76
views
can anyone help with this will
asked
May 12, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Arthur Samel
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.7k
points)
wheeler
handwriting
wills
+3
votes
0
answers
130
views
What does this symbol mean in 19th C legal document?
asked
Apr 13, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Michael Anderson
G2G2
(
2.8k
points)
mcginnis
transcription
wills
+7
votes
0
answers
89
views
Research and Record assistance re: Patience Shipman
asked
Apr 1, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Finnias Helstrom
G2G6 Mach 1
(
16.0k
points)
wales
wills
genealogy
research_assistance
+3
votes
1
answer
93
views
Looking for information on Rufus Roberts New York, 1782
asked
Mar 16, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
roberts
new_york
wills
+4
votes
3
answers
185
views
Reading a Last Will and Testament from England 1833
asked
Feb 19, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
284k
points)
peall
handwriting
wills
england
+6
votes
2
answers
132
views
Last Will of John Turley
asked
Feb 7, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gregory Morris
G2G6 Mach 2
(
29.5k
points)
turley
wills
+10
votes
1
answer
231
views
Dr. Gates tree--Wife has another last name in his will-- West Virginia. Why?
asked
Feb 4, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Emma MacBeath
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
west_virginia
bruce
wills
united_states
african_american
black_heritage
+4
votes
1
answer
115
views
Help with an old Will.
asked
Feb 1, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Pam Fraley
G2G6 Pilot
(
151k
points)
wills
1801
+5
votes
3
answers
278
views
maryland wills
asked
Dec 21, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Bobbie Hall
G2G6 Pilot
(
347k
points)
maryland
wills
records
hopkins
+7
votes
0
answers
119
views
Juliet Wills is a Fantastic WikiTreer
asked
Dec 17, 2020
in
Appreciation
by
Nancy Thomas
G2G6 Pilot
(
207k
points)
wonderful_wikitreers
adams
wills
+4
votes
2
answers
221
views
Would someone please read an 1835 Will?
asked
Dec 13, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Living Britain
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.6k
points)
translation
handwriting
tennessee
wills
us_history
+4
votes
2
answers
205
views
unmarried partner
asked
Sep 15, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
AM Hayes
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.6k
points)
unmarried_partners
wills
+4
votes
4
answers
380
views
Meaning of heir at law in 1798 Virginia
asked
Sep 11, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kerry Larson
G2G6 Pilot
(
235k
points)
virginia
wills
+1
vote
0
answers
64
views
Sarah Prior is the daughter of John Woodall from South Carolina Will 1806?
asked
Aug 24, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susan Woodall
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.1k
points)
woodall
wills
+4
votes
2
answers
238
views
middle age tool transcription
asked
Aug 9, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jason Tilley
G2G1
(
1.4k
points)
tilly
tilley
handwriting
transcription
wills
england
+7
votes
1
answer
179
views
help with 1600 English will transcription
asked
Aug 9, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jason Tilley
G2G1
(
1.4k
points)
tilly
tilley
transcription
handwriting
wills
england
+4
votes
1
answer
160
views
Question about wills: when spouse is given what they brought to the marriage
asked
May 8, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Barry Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
293k
points)
wills
coverture
probate
legal
+9
votes
1
answer
182
views
Request skilled help reading an old English will
asked
May 4, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kerry Larson
G2G6 Pilot
(
235k
points)
england
transcription
wills
magna_carta
0
votes
1
answer
155
views
Help reading a will: Sarah (Coffinbarger) McCausland
asked
May 3, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
284k
points)
coffinbarger
mccausland
coffinberger
wills
virginia
west_virginia
+4
votes
2
answers
244
views
Need help with fancy old (1851) English script
asked
Mar 19, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
167k
points)
transcription
english
wills
+1
vote
0
answers
156
views
Is there a slave owner category?
asked
Feb 1, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Terry Fillow
G2G6 Mach 8
(
82.0k
points)
slavery
south_carolina
wills
+2
votes
1
answer
190
views
Can someone please look up the South Carolina will for Thomas Wigfall Jr.'s in1839
asked
Jan 19, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Gurney Thompson
G2G6 Pilot
(
454k
points)
wigfall
legro
wills
south_carolina
+5
votes
3
answers
280
views
Looking for 1693 Will of Robert Allen of Norwich England
asked
Jan 6, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lois Tilton
G2G6 Pilot
(
173k
points)
allen
norfolk
wills
england
+3
votes
1
answer
168
views
Need 1616 will of George Clarke (died 1616, Hertfordshire)
asked
Dec 6, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kenneth Kinman
G2G6 Pilot
(
112k
points)
clarke
bristow
wills
england
hertfordshire
+6
votes
1
answer
193
views
How to find New York State Wills
asked
Dec 5, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kay Knight
G2G6 Pilot
(
600k
points)
new
new_york
probate
wills
+6
votes
2
answers
240
views
Are early wills for Albemarle Co. Virginia available online?
asked
Nov 15, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Art Black
G2G6 Mach 5
(
55.8k
points)
virginia
wills
+4
votes
3
answers
310
views
Are wills primary sources?
asked
Nov 10, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Terri Swift
G2G6 Mach 2
(
23.8k
points)
sources
wills
+6
votes
1
answer
197
views
How to use [[Category: Wills and Slave Lists]]
asked
Oct 5, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
167k
points)
wills
slavery
categorization
north_carolina
+12
votes
3
answers
221
views
Decoding old wills
asked
Oct 4, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Robert Judd
G2G6 Pilot
(
134k
points)
paleography
wills
handwriting
+4
votes
1
answer
235
views
Northamptonshire Wills - how to locate?
asked
Sep 30, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Bobbie Hall
G2G6 Pilot
(
347k
points)
england
wills
northamptonshire
beebe
+2
votes
2
answers
226
views
Do we have any Translators?
asked
Sep 26, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Mark Wright
G2G2
(
2.7k
points)
creed
translators
translation
wills
+3
votes
3
answers
176
views
Can someone take a look at this image of an early will?
asked
Aug 26, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Living Prickett
G2G6 Mach 9
(
96.4k
points)
prickett
wills
+1
vote
1
answer
133
views
Interpretation of Will Abstract
asked
Aug 25, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Living Breece
G2G6 Mach 4
(
45.7k
points)
wills
irish_roots
+3
votes
2
answers
203
views
Looking for Wills for Pendlebury Family of Lancashire about 1757
asked
Aug 24, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
B Williams
G2G Crew
(
810
points)
pendlebury
wills
apprentices
+3
votes
1
answer
178
views
Will interpretation and LNAB change
asked
Aug 14, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Simone Cody
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.3k
points)
irish_roots
lnab
wills
county_clare
+3
votes
1
answer
133
views
Help reading will (Zara Blake)
asked
Jun 26, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kay Knight
G2G6 Pilot
(
600k
points)
wills
blake
+11
votes
7
answers
392
views
One dollar inheritance
asked
Jun 25, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Stephen Trueblood
G2G6 Mach 7
(
76.0k
points)
dixon
north_carolina
quakers
indiana
wills
+3
votes
1
answer
141
views
Unable to add 2nd spouse of widower
asked
May 28, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Susan Wilson
G2G6
(
8.9k
points)
combs_
beller_
wills
+4
votes
1
answer
102
views
Request for German translation
asked
May 25, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alan Vogel
G2G Crew
(
550
points)
translation
wills
german
+9
votes
3
answers
309
views
Need help reading an old English will
asked
May 18, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Missy Berryann
G2G6 Pilot
(
219k
points)
covell
covill
transcription
england
wills
+3
votes
3
answers
395
views
any cursive scrawl readers up for reading a will? Chesnutt family text? New slave owner county in NC category is red
asked
Apr 6, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Porter Fann
G2G6 Mach 9
(
94.9k
points)
hollingsworth
southern_colonies
north_carolina
slavery
wills
0
votes
1
answer
111
views
Newfoundland Wills c1810
asked
Apr 2, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
rowe
wills
newfoundland
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