Heartland Genealogy

Arkansas Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998 Ancestry.com Image 124 Page 103 William Crawford's Will Pope County State of Arkansas Feb 8th 1855

One of the tasks handed me during my ' Brick Wall' Consultation was to review all of my data and document the elimination of individuals as potential fathers to James Crawford (1772-1854) of Preble County, Ohio. Thus, I'm digging thru both my memory and my files. My memory was telling me that I had found a will for a Crawford in Barren County, Kentucky that eliminated this person as a father to James. Digging thru my files, I found some handwritten notes about a will in Barren County, Kentucky.

Have you ever looked at a court document trying to figure out who all of the people are and suddenly realize you may have stumbled across something totally different? Well, that was my situation yesterday. I found additional documentation for the 1779 will of John Crawford in Montgomery County, Virginia (Order Book 2, image 292), At a court c/ and held for Montgomery County April 7th 1779 Last will and testament of John Crawford deceased proven by oath of George [D]ouglas James Crawford and Bazewell Maxwell and ordered to be recorded

The will of James Crawford, husband of Martha Knight, was entered into court records on 12 February 1834 in the Probate Court of Warren County, Indiana. Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, James Crawford, 5 Sep 1931; database with images, Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2019. page 11

Preble County, Ohio Wills V.1, B-C 1808-1854 FS Film 564860 DGS 5868427 Image 555 page 389

Since the deed for Adams Crawford's purchase of land was from the estate of Thomas Adams, I decided to try and locate a probate record or will for Thomas Adams. I was able to locate an 1808 will for Thomas Adams in Pulaski County. Pulaski County, Kentucky Wills 1801-1838 FS FIlm 598753 DGS 4820049 Page 46 Image 37 Pulaski County Kentucky Adam Thomas