Posts in February 23, 2011

Just because someone is left out of an ancestor’s will does not mean they were not the ancestor’s child. They might have received property earlier or might have had a falling out with the parent and been left out of the will for that reason.  Sometimes a will will mention the child and give them a dollar or a mere pittance so that they cannot say were left out, but that doesn’t always happen.  The 1850 era will of Thomas Chaney in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, only mentions a handful of his ten known children.  ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!