You could check Henings Statutes at Large. Another resource is Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England at http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/blackstone.asp Donald W. Moore Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2010, at 11:15 AM, pamarkey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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