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Subject:
VA Law Regarding Wills Prior to 1786
From:
Clay Gullatt <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 7 Jan 2015 01:22:11 +0000
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Prior to 1786 a will did not have to name the wife or eldest son of a deceased man. The inheritance of real estate was set by law. The widow was to receive 1/3 as her dower and the eldest son was to receive the remaining 2/3 unless otherwise specified by his father's will. The eldest son was to receive the mother's 1/3 when she died.
Sounds to me that the will was probably written before he was married and had a son. The other woman named was likely a relative. She could even be his mother who had remarried. 

Clay Gullatt

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