I have been thinking about it some more and, of course, he didn't have to have daughters. But I think it is significant that he did not name anyone but his sons. Do we know that these are even all of his sons? I assume so, his giving token amounts of money. But then, there's the "a" word again. Oh, the joy of the hunt! Kathleen Akin Marshall sisjared@bellsouth.net Carol Ann Tindell wrote: > Do we know what Mary received as her 1/3 share when Francis MANN died??? > > PATRICK GUDAITIS wrote: > > > Did he really have to have daughters? My mothere had six boys and > > no daughters. My wife's mother had six boys then two daughters. A friend > > of mine came from a family o eight boys only. Francis Mann had seven > > boys. In most Will's I've seen, where there was a daughter, she was > > mentioned. I might agree with the idea, but, there is no indication that > > there were any. Not even in marriage records. Until something surfaces > > that would hint of daughter in his family, I, for one, will have to go > > with the facts at hand. Remember the old saying about the > > word....ASSUME. > > Godspeed.....Patrick > > -- > Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell > Jacksonville Beach, FL > C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/ > Reasearching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, DANIEL, JOHNSON, > ROBERTS & WOOD{S}