FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
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There are four volumes of
records in the Ordinary's office, from which
the following abstracts of wills and of
estates have been taken. The first volume is
not marked by alphabetical order, and contains
only six wills, dating from 1809 to 1816; the
second volume, Book A, covers the years 1810
to 1848; the third volume, Book B, from 1853
to 1906; the fourth volume, Book C, from 1910
to 1935.
As a key to understand the abbreviations: w.
is for wife; d. daughter; s. son; b. brother;
c. child or children; h. heirs; g.c:
grandchildren; m. mother; f. father; s.l.
son-in-law; d.l. daughter-in-law; b.l.
brother-in-law; sis. sister; n. nephew; n.
niece; cou. cousin
Since this index was created in order of how
they're listed in the Will Book, it's best to
conduct a search for the surname of the person
you're searching first.
