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From: "Jane McCombs Gillespie" <>
Subject: Fw: Mary Deal(l)Abbieville district SC
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:15:50 -0500

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From: Spaniard <>
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Date: Wednesday, July 15, 1998 9:16 PM
Subject: Mary Deal(l)Abbieville district SC

>>From "Abstracts of Old 96 and Abbieville District Wills and Bonds"
>Paulina Young
>Bx 26, Pk 591
>DEALL, MARY
>Will dated June 2, 1828 in Abbieville District. Proved July 7, 1828.
>Executers: James, George McLin Morrow. Wit: O., A.L. Houston, Mary
>Morrow.
>Children: David, Elizabeth Deall, Martha Taylor, Jane Shanks, Molly
>McGaw, Jonathan, John Anderson.
>Expended July 22, 1829. Paid: Elizabeth Anderson $225.00
>
>I am opearating on the presumption that the Jane Shanks mentioned in
>this will is the same Jane Shanks married to my husband's ancestor,
>James Shanks.
>
>I am unlearned in reading wills. I presume that the date of the will is
>the date Mary Deall wrote it (or at the very least, got it to the
>lawyer). What does proved mean? Is there a possibility that the
>Executors and witnesses are somehow related to Mary Deall (and hence
>Jane Deall Shanks)? Who could Jonathan and John Anderson be and why
>would they be listed as her children (unless, they were from a first
>marriage?).
>
>Is there some way to locate Mary Deall's Mister Deall? Did he
>predecease her?
>Thanks
>Tinker
>

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