Wills, deeds, and other legal documents may list all the children of a specific individual. Don’t assume that they are listed in order from oldest to youngest. They may be–or they may not be. Try and use other records to estimate the years of birth for at least some of the children. That may give you a better perspective on whether they are listed in birth order or not.
We are excited to announce three new webinars next week: Using US Probate Records on FamilySearch Using Passenger Lists at FamilySearch Determining if Your Soldier with Pre-1866 Military Service Received a Pension or Benefit Registration is limited. More details can be found on our blog post.
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