Dear Yvonne I have no source but I am sure at some stage it was not unusual for the youngest son to inherit all. regards Lyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yvonne Purdy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:07 AM > Subject: Re: [OEL] Age to be a witness > > >> Hi Will, >> >> I appreciate your thoughts, but for some reason, Stephen Fells was the >> 'heir', even though being the younger brother, and his elder and eldest >> brothers had heirs, but Stephen was put above them, 'bearing the name of >> Fells'. It's an odd situation all round, and doesn't sit well. There >> was >> something going on, but what is anyone's guess. The oldest brother, >> Christopher, had apparently committed some crime abroad, which took a lot >> of >> money to extricate him from. Finding the documents to prove all this is >> difficult to say the least, especially with a name like Fells!! >> >> Best regards, >> Yvonne >>>> >> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: 26 January 2007 19:44 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [OEL] Age to be a witness >> >> >> What's interesting about your reply is that I've often run across >> situations >> where a younger son did not marry until very late in life. I can't say >> why, >> but I can speculate ! >> >> Let's say these thoughts go through the head. My elder brother will >> inherit >> everything, so I can't myself get a *good* match since I have no >> prospects. >> The best I can do is an older widow, or a illegimate daughter or the >> daughter >> of some poor yeoman. Maybe I should wait to see if maybe my elder >> brother >> will >> d.s.p.m. (i.e. without male heirs) and then I'll be next in line for the >> property and I can get myself a high-status wife. >> >> Just random speculation :) >> >> Will >> << >> >> >> >> >> ==================================== >> WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >> ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Yvonne Yes if the custom of the manor was "Borough English" then indeed the youngest son was the heir. Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn Nunn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Age to be a witness Dear Yvonne I have no source but I am sure at some stage it was not unusual for the youngest son to inherit all. regards Lyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yvonne Purdy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:07 AM > Subject: Re: [OEL] Age to be a witness > > >> Hi Will, >> >> I appreciate your thoughts, but for some reason, Stephen Fells was the >> 'heir', even though being the younger brother, and his elder and eldest >> brothers had heirs, but Stephen was put above them, 'bearing the name of >> Fells'. It's an odd situation all round, and doesn't sit well. There >> was >> something going on, but what is anyone's guess. The oldest brother, >> Christopher, had apparently committed some crime abroad, which took a lot >> of >> money to extricate him from. Finding the documents to prove all this is >> difficult to say the least, especially with a name like Fells!! >> >> Best regards, >> Yvonne >>>> >> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: 26 January 2007 19:44 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [OEL] Age to be a witness >> >> >> What's interesting about your reply is that I've often run across >> situations >> where a younger son did not marry until very late in life. I can't say >> why, >> but I can speculate ! >> >> Let's say these thoughts go through the head. My elder brother will >> inherit >> everything, so I can't myself get a *good* match since I have no >> prospects. >> The best I can do is an older widow, or a illegimate daughter or the >> daughter >> of some poor yeoman. Maybe I should wait to see if maybe my elder >> brother >> will >> d.s.p.m. (i.e. without male heirs) and then I'll be next in line for the >> property and I can get myself a high-status wife. >> >> Just random speculation :) >> >> Will >> << >> >> >> >> >> ==================================== >> WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >> ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ==================================== WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message