Yes, they did. However, what age of child were you thinking of? There were rules for these things. Another thing to consider, is the use of the same Christian name amongst families. Are you sure that it was an offspring of the deceased? Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Tomkinson" <don.tomkinson@lineone.net> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:36 PM Subject: [OEL] WILLS 16C > I'd be grateful if someone could advise me if children sometimes acted > as appraisers for their fathers' goods etc., in the 16th. century. > > Don Tomkinson > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > THREADED archives for OLD-ENGLISH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > >