As I surely thought I stated, adoptions have gone on since before Roman times, but not in the legal sense as we now know that term.

Even Johnson (1755) quoting Dryden defines adoption as "to make him a son who was not so by birth", however those references were all to the private arrangements and even bargains, sometimes noted by courts and more often not so, by which one family assumed the care of the child of another. 

As the Supreme Court has said "adoption was unknown to the Common Law" and "is a creature of statute".

Again, if there is a court order that grants a divorce as we know it, I surely will confess to having erred and will so amend my book, "Missing Pieces".  

Paul  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marvin Martin 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:57 PM
  Subject: Adoptions


  In answer to Paul Drakes request I give the following
  1880 census Hurricane,Lincoln,Mo  roll T9-699 FHF 1254699  page 267
  ED 90  iage 0536
  Ferry Benjamin E W M 33  Farmer  Mo  Mo  MO
    "   Arzilla    W F 66  Mother  Tn  Va  Va
    "   Sarah      W F 30  Sister  Mo  Mo  Mo
    "   William    W M 28  Brother Mo  Mo  MO
    "   Edna       W F 24  Sister  Mo  Mo  MO
    "   Jennie     W F 21  Sister  Mo  Mo  MO
  Watts Cancyra    W M  9  Ad Son  Mo  Tn  Wisc
  Arzilla was a Watts before she married Charles Ferry.She had a brother
  Cancyra who also lived in Mo. I dont have a date for his death as yet
  I thought that Ad stood for adoptied as I am new at this and had never
  ran into anything like it before. If it doesn't what could it stand for?
  thank everyone in advance for your trouble but I like your advice

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