Hi Nel,
One possibility is that the death was not reported. I believe that the Parish had to be notified, but not the County Court Authorities. If there were no debtors, the family may have chosen to avoid the court costs of an inventory, by simply not reporting the death.
Byron Bowman
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] A niggly question..............
Good morning, y'all
I have a question for which I can think of no reasonable answer so will
check in with the experts.
My man died 1816 in VA [will entered into probate] yet his inventory was
not taken until 1822.
This man died rather young, leaving 6 young children, the youngest being
1 yr old. His inventory showed he owned 4 slaves and the usual
collection of household "stuff."
What would be the circumstances that would delay an inventory for that
long? My overall experience has been that these were taken relatively
soon after the individual died.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Nel Hatcher
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