Per Don Moore's suggestion, I checked my copy of Kenneth L. Smith's "Estate 
Inventories: How to Use Them" (Morgantown, PA: Mastof Press, 2000).  Neither 
"Toon" nor "Tune" are noted; likewise, neither "Old Toon" or "New Toon," 
"Old Tune" or "New Tune."

Neither of Paul Drake's volumes "What Did They Mean by That?" and "More What 
Did They Mean By That" contain either phrase, either.

Barbara Jean Evans' "A to Zaz" (3rd edition) also does not include an 
explanation for "Toon."

Good luck!

Mary Beth Dalton
Jigsaw Genealogy
P.O. Box 5595
Williamsburg VA  23188-5209
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald W. Moore" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Old Toon, Flat Toon


> Try to locate a copy of Estate Inventories, How to Use Them by Kenneth  L. 
> Smith. It explains archaic terms found in wills and inventories.
>
> Donald W. Moore
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 6, 2009, at 10:44 AM, William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> The words "Old Toon" and "Flat Toon"  were found in the Inventory of  the
>> Estate of Benja. Milam
>>
>> at a Court held for Bedford County  on December 23, 1782.
>>
>>
>>
>> Would someone please explain what a "Toon" is?  Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> William Milam
>>
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