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This came on one of the lists I'm on. Perhaps it will help someone in dating
an ancestor by a signature on old documents. I didn't realize that at age 14,
they could do the things listed.
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Under English Common Law practiced in the 18th Century Colonies..............
.....at 14, Males (and age 12, that's "12" folks, for females), one could:
Witness documents
Testify in Court
Select their own Guardian
Serve as an Apprentice
Be punished for a crime
Show land to a Processioners
SIGN CONTRACTS
ACT AS AN EXECUTOR
BEQUEATH PROPERTY BY WILL
.....at 16, Males could:
Be listed as Tithable (umph.....not sure todays cretins know where is
church is)
Be Mustered into the Militia
Serve as Processioners
TAKE POSSESION OF LAND HOLDINGS (umph.....I won't even let my
daughters
drive my car)
.....at 18, Males could:
Be licensed to practice a trade
.....at 21, for Males & 18 for Females, one could:
Release their Guardian (or at Marriage)
Be Married without parential (or guardian) consent (umph....."Parental
Consent"....is that an oxymoron?)
.....at 21, Males could:
Plead/Sue in Court
Own Land
Devise Land by Will
Be eligible for most Public Offices
Serve on a Jury
VOTE
Happy Holidays!
Ethel Taylor
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