This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAILEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Rd.2ADE/662 Message Board Post: In 1839 did Ga. Probate law require that a parent leave a portion of his or her property to a son or daughter? I have an intestate probate proceeding for PHILIP BAILEY in Marion County in 1839 which does not name his children.