A Revolutionary Tool: FamilySearch “Full-Text Search” During RootsTech, an exciting development was announced: the launch of FamilySearch Labs. Among these experimental tools is one described as “Find Results with Full-Text Search.” Although more databases will soon be added, currently this tool can search United States land and probate records from 1630 to 1975. What makes this tool a game-changer? Full-text Searches: Discover records previously difficult to locate, including unindexed documents and those where ancestors are mentioned in less direct roles, such as witnesses or neighbors. Dynamic Search Functions: Utilize quotation marks for exact searches, “+” for mandatory inclusion of specific...
Cousin Bait. That’s one of the reasons I, and other genealogists, blog. In other words, we’re hoping relatives will find our blog posts, recognize their own family members, and get in touch with us. When they get in touch with us, we hope they’ll share information with us as we share with them, too. (image from Wikipedia) I started blogging about a year and a half ago, though I was fairly sporadic at first. I have now completed 140 posts. And, I recently got my first ‘nibble!’ Bob wrote me saying he’d read my post about George Correy of Chester...
While trying to piece together the Correy family puzzle, I came across a book titled Reports of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Which have Been Omitted from the Regular Reports, Volume 3 by Lewis B. Walker, Esq. A chapter titled “Boyd’s Appeal” deals with the will of a George Correy. Robert Correy, William K Correy and Mary (Correy) Boyd are the three other names mentioned and I’ve come across them already as I’ve been researching the Correy’s. George Correy’s will, dated June 13, 1781, made his wishes about a certain piece of property known as follows: “I leave...
My newly discovered Correy family of Chester County and nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is potentially the most interesting branch I’ve yet uncovered. I’m anxious to share these incredible stories. But, first I have to prove that all of these “Correy’s” are my family! I have a huge job ahead! Thankfully, there are lots of documents. I’ve found more than a dozen wills, over 50 other documents, and at least 50 names. But I’m struggling to put these family members together. And, it is quite possible that all of these individuals do NOT belong to the same family: my family! So, until...
