Posts in December 4, 2018

Legal records were created for those living at the time. Not as a genealogical record for the future. Be careful reading too much into children who are “left out” of a will and testament. The reasons may not stem around family drama, hard feelings, or ill-will.  It could be that the child had simply received an inheritance earlier in their life. That child may be given a token amount in the will (such as a dollar or a few shillings) not as a slight, but rather to indicate they had not been forgotten. Sometimes a will may specifically state that the parent had already given the child money. Of course, children are left out of wills due to “family drama.” Sometimes there is evidence of that drama in […]