A statute or law made by a legislative body; as an act of congress is a law by the congress of the United States; an act of assembly is a law made by a legislative assembly. In a message dated 1/5/2015 12:54:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: in norfolk in 1820 in a will the gentleman Jones left everything to his wife lydia and then after her decease to their son he (jones) had to be young- as people had to vouch he was over 21 in court and was old enough to write a will and so the child had to be 5 or less? the wife told the court she did not want anything and was going to rely upon "the provisions of the act of assembly in such case made and provided" my question is: what is the provisions act of assembly? and doesn't the mother need to accept the will so that she may care for the child? thanks Kristina 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