Why would an ancestor give a child $1 (or another token amount) in a will? Basically to show that they had not been left out.
The child could have had a falling out with their parent, or perhaps the parent had already given them their inheritance, maybe when they got married, started some type of business, bought their first farm ground, etc. Don’t assume that a token bequest in a will means that the individuals had a falling out.
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