Hi See below, depositions in regard to James CREWES of Virginia. This is the information as taken by me from source posted posted below. I believe if there had been any off spring of James CREWES, then "they" would be the ones to take care of his estate. However as seen below, James CREWES, "niece," only surviving daughter of his brother Edward was the extecutrix of James estate. The other information posted earlier today was from a post received from a CREWES researcher. The following is taken from; Page 18 of "Lord Mayor's Court of London" JAMES CREWES of Virginia 26 September 1677. [Deposition] John Savile of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, weaver aged 72, and Roger Hunt of St. Ethelburg within Bishopsgate, London, citizen and merchant tailor of London, aged 61, depose at the request of MATHEW CREWE of London, citizen and leatherseller, that they know the requestant's son and heir to have been FRANCIS CREWES deceased, late of (named altered and now illegible), Middlesex, silkman, citizen, and grocer of London; who was the brother of Colonel James CREWES, deceased, late of Virginia. 27 September 1677. [Deposition] Arthur Miles of London, scrivener aged 53, and Giles Sussex of London, citizen and gardener of London, age 52, depose at the request of SARAH WHITTINGHAM, alias CREWES, only surviving daughter of Edward CREWES, deceased, formerly of London, merchant, and administrator to Colonel James CREWES, late of Virginia, merchant, that they have known the requestant from her infancy. Her father Edward CREWES was the elder brother of Francis CREWES and Colonel James CREWES. The certificate, now produced, of the ages of Edward, Francis, and James CREWES is taken from the register of St. Pancras, Soper Lane, London. SOURCE: Lord Mayor's Court of London Depositions Relating to Americans 1641-1736, compiled by Peter Wilson Coldham. Copyright 1980 by the National Genealogical Society 1921 Sunderland Place, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20036, Printed in the United States of America Extracted by Birdie (Totty) McNutt and posted to CARTER-L Hope this helps Birdie (Totty) McNutt ( ( : ) Birdiemc@juno.com A Proud Rootsweb Donor On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:33:50 -0600 William Stephen Dyer <wsdyer@centuryinter.net> writes: >I was just wondering how it was proven there was no issue? Sons were not >always named in wills due to primogeniture. And daughters--well, women in >those times often didn't count--and were not named in wills and especially >not in land transactions. Just wondering. >