[Pinefamily]

I thought I would start an open thread about the above title, even though the topic is mainly of interest to Phoenix and myself.
Volume 89 of the Somerset Record Society is Somerset Wills, extracted by AJ Monday and edited by Mary Siraut. There will abstracts for not not only Somerset people, but also some Devon wills. This latter is of interest to me.
Phoenix, as you mentioned in another thread, there are a number of Smyth/Smith wills from Great Torrington, although strangely not all of them. I was a little disappointed that John Smyth's will of 1680 was not there, as I suspect he was "the merchant" mentioned in the parish registers. From the abstracts I have worked out that John the merchant was the son of Richard and Grace Smyth, and therefore the brother of your ancestor James.
The will abstracts have helped to build a rough family tree, which can be confirmed and complemented by the Great Torrington parish registers.
I would recommend anyone with either Somerset or Devon ancestors to make use of this resource, which goes some way to making up for the otherwise lack of Devon and Somerset wills.