It might be worth noting that Carter Burwell received a patent when he was two years old. HBG ----- Original Message ----- From: "pamarkey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:15 AM Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Minimum Age for Patenting Land in 17th Cent. Va. >I would to have a primary reference for the statement in Robt. Baird's >Genfile on "Legal Age," and also in "William Mylam in Virginia" that >attainment of a majority was required to patent land in Colonial Virginia. >Holly Brewer does not cover this subject, and Minor Weisiger does not >mention an age requirement in his Research Notes No. 20, "The Virginia Land >Office." Thanks, Marcus Key in the Northern Neck. > > 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