For every ancestral sibling that married, have you determined who the witnesses were at that wedding? Their names could be as big of a potential clue as any other witness. Those witnesses could be family members (either by blood or by marriage), friends of the family, co-workers, neighbors, etc. Or they could just be two warm bodies of legal age in the same location and have no relationship to your family at all. But it does not hurt to look.
After a few years, we have brought back this five-session class on United States land records tarting this February. Homework is optional. There is more information on our announcement page.
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