Genealogical Abstracts of Orphans Court Records Vol. II : 10,000 Early Residents of the County

Includes Volumes 6-8, 1795-1815 of Northampton County, PA. Types of records kept by the Orphans Court, in addition to the concerns of orphans, are many. Genealogical information one can find in these court records include the names of widows and children, names of grandchildren, brothers, uncles, aunts, grandfathers, friends, and neighbors; the names of the husbands of the daughters of the deceased; the place of residence of a family and the property they held; ages, death dates, war service; the location of relatives in other counties, states, and countries; occupations. When a man died intestate, the distribution of his estate was taken to this court for consideration, often listing all the names of his heirs in the records of the proceedings. Within the records are many hints of family situations such as family quarrels and complaints, hardships; disappearances of loved ones, the horrors of war, even a mention of treason to list some. Candace gives brief explanations of the types of records brought to the Orphans Court and the meaning of certain words. Outstanding record with This book represents another outstanding record with Everyname index for instant reference.Anderson, Candace E. is the author of 'Genealogical Abstracts of Orphans Court Records Vol. II : 10,000 Early Residents of the County', published 1999 under ISBN 9781558563193 and ISBN 1558563199.