Could it be a case?  sometimes they made their "s" funny...

On 12/26/10, Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In Frederick Co., VA  John Chambers' will was administered by John Frost - 8
> Jun 1748.  I find no other documents re: John until 1762 when an appraisal
> is recorded in the Fred. Co. court records for John Chambers.
>
> In the experience of the VA-List what possibility is there that it took 14
> years to settle his estate in this wilderness area?
>
> Question two:  His minimal possessions included the usual plow, mare, chest,
> jacket, breeches....a tomhawk (that's how it is spelled in the docoument)
> and the one thing that I am curious about .....a cage.  Would cage be
> synonymous with trap?  Surely they trapped animals for their fur but why
> would be the use of a cage and why would it be identified outside the farm
> structures?
>
> Look forward to your thoughts.
> M. Preston
>
> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
>

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html