From the Bouvier Law Dictionary, 1856:  NEXT FRIEND. One who, without
being regularly appointed guardian, acts for the benefit of an infant,
married woman, or other person

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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Genealogy Terms

I have a Will that was written by a John Brown in Culpeper Co., VA in 1801,
and that John Brown referred to the Daniel Brown who was the executor of
that Will as "friend." It had seemed likely, however, that this Daniel Brown
was probably a brother of that John Brown. Based on the use of the word
"friend," should I now be doubtful that those two men were truly brothers
after all?

Also, a Daniel Brown and a Thomas Brown were witnesses on the above Will,
and I suspect that this Daniel Brown was the same man who was also the
executor. Could the executor also be a witness? The Thomas Brown who was a
witness was probably the known brother of Daniel Brown. We suspect that this
John, Daniel and Thomas Brown were the known sons with those names of the
older John Brown in Culpeper (died early-1780s) who had married his cousin
Elizabeth Brown back in the 1730s or so (this is DNA "Group 10" at the Brown
Genealogy Society DNA testing project, and that Brown family "traces back"
to the Francis Brown "I" who left his Will in Essex Co., VA in 1691/1692).

Thanks,

Bill Davidson

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