Great question...I'd like to know the answer too! Brenda Jo On 02/20/99 17:37:58 you wrote: > >I realize "infant" means underage but what was age of majority. At what age >was a man would be added to the list of tithables? Is it different than the >age of majority? Did one have to own property to be added by name to the list >of tithables? Did underage children have to reach majority before receiving >their inheritance. Does anyone know of a good book that explains the >legalities of the 18th century and whether or not they changed after the Rev >War. > >Thanks, > >Sara Patton > > >==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== >The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: >RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like you. >By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide Web >and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing >lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and >search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely >available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >