If the widow were considering a marraige with a person already a  
father, could the inventory have been a preparation for their version  
of a prenuptial agreement?

Janice
(not an expert, unfortunately, just curious)


> I'm aware that a settlement can come many years and even decades  
> after the death of the father. The inventory usually occurs rather  
> quickly after the death and normally precedes the sale of property  
> and the final settlement to heirs.
>
> What I have here is an inventory taken 6 years after the father's  
> death. The widow was still alive and the oldest child, a dau, was  
> married before this inventory was taken. All the rest of the  
> children were still minors and this doesn't seem to be a situation  
> where the estate must be divided.
>
>>
>> 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. ......
>>
>> 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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