Bruce,
Are you sure what you are calling the "youngest son" isn't a grandson, son
of the oldest som? If all the sons had died before their father, the oldest child of the
first male would be next in line.
Most early English wills don't even mention the land which is subject to
primogenature as it passes according to law, not the will. Properties in a will are other
properties owned by the decedent.
If you sent a copy of the whole will I could analyze it for you--after all that is what
I do for a living!
Barbara
"Bruce E. Carpenter" <carp(a)tezukayama-u.ac.jp> wrote:
My reading of the 1621 Westcourt Manor Survey is that the youngest son is
most in line for land inheritance. For example on page eight Anthony
Wiseman becomes land holder due to his younger brother John's death,
clearly noted on the lease contract. On the next page John Carbor inherits
his father's land over his older brother Francis whose death was not
noted. In many other places the age disparity between father and son is
too great to suggest an eldest son. Correct me if I am wrong.
BC
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