This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2VB.2ACE/491 Message Board Post: What does the term "heirs at law" in a 1888 deed signify. I know the names listed are the children. Does this term in the deed help prove (document) this family relationship. Diane Barbare