On Monday, June 20, 2016 at 11:18:58 AM UTC-7, Jan Wolfe wrote: > If the various generations of Spynes acquired their lands by purchase > rather than marriage, what was the source of the Spyne wealth? This is rarely something that can be determined - aside from inheritance or royal grant, it is often difficult to determine the source of a family's wealth. That being said, I don't think we should dismiss inheritance just yet. First of all, just because we can't now find documentation to support the marriages doesn't mean they did not occur. Likewise, even if the details of the marriages are incorrect, it does not exclude the possibility that some of their lands were acquired by inheritance, just a different inheritance than that traditionally assigned. taf