Unclear name
The attached will for James Heatherly includes seven children. However the son's name that appears almost directly below the name Benjamin is somewhat illegible . Can you make out the name? I think it is Adam or Aden but would like your expert opinion. Thank you. Ted Heatherly Email:
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I believe what you are seeing is actually Sam. Reading on in the Will he mentions a son Samuel with a similar S.
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Hello@tedheatherly,
My guess is that Adam would be the name. It is frustrating when we cannot clearly read the names in an old document.
I have included some helps that you may or may not have already tried.
Best wishes and good luck with your research!
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Can you identify the given name for the surname Heatherly at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61372/images/TH-1942-28950-40127-40?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=902149268. I also cannot determine the wording beneath the Heatherly surname at the bottom of the page.
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As a follow-up to my previous question, were you able to identify the given name for Heatherly (the surety) on the marriage record? I am trying to determine Bessie Heatherly's father and mother. It looks like "Ring" Heatherly to me. A later census indicated her mother was Mary (Unknown) Heatherly b. 1868 in Kentucky. I have been studying this area of Kentucky for 30 plus years. My direct line of ancestors is from this area. I have never run into Bessie Heatherly or her parents. I have identified numerous documents for Bessie, her husband Ed Chenault, and children but have not found a record of her birth or her parents documents.
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Mod note: The original post has been edited to remove personally-identifying information.
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@tedheatherly hi. That name on that surety looks like King. Hope this helps.
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Marian,
Thank you for your help. "King" is correct. I verified his given name by finding it in census data that had previously been transcribed incorrectly.
Thanks again!!
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You're welcome. Glad I could help.
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