I had a family emergency last week which required me to go out of state, so wasn't able to post to my blog. Which was okay because Week 8's prompt was "Heirloom".
I don't really have any Heirlooms. My mother is not a "sentimental" type of person and doesn't keep a lot of "things". My dad was a bit more sentimental and I did have some things of his, like his army medals but sadly, they are now gone (a story that I would rather not get into).
So I am skipping right into Week 9 - "Where there is a Will"
I have found will's to be helpful when doing family research. The one I found most helpful was the will of Ezekiel Slaughter, my 5th Great Grandfather (1727 - 1792).
Thanks to this will, which was recorded in Will Book A, Green County, Georgia, page 192
21 Aug 1792, I was able to find out a lot about the Slaughter family. I discovered the names of all 11 of his children, his wife, his son-in-laws and the location of his properly.
It opened up so much for me!! It can be hard to find will information sometimes but if you dig and locate it - you will hit jackpot most of the time!
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