Delores: My super-super 40 year old, 80 lb Webster's defines "next friend": "...in law, a person who, though not legally a guardian acts for another unable to act for himself." Charlie Charles Compton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dolores Pringle <dmpringle@sc.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:37 PM > Subject: [SC] "next friend" > > > > I know that the meaning of the phrase "next friend" - > often mentioned in > old > > wills and estate settlements - was discussed on this list > a couple of > years > > back. [At least I think it was this list!] Can anyone > tell me what it > > means? > > > > My ancestor, Thomas WATSON, mentioned John GRISHAM in > some papers as his > > "next friend." A few yrs. later Thomas WATSON died and > his wife, Eliz. > > COATES md. this "next friend" John GRISHAM. > > > > I would greatly appreciate any input on this! Thank you, > and Happy > > Independence Day! > > Dolores Miller Pringle > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE > > Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com > > Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > > Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have > given us! > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ >

No wonder John GRISHAM was "next friend", he married the widow after the death of husband. Maybe GRISHAM helped take care of Thomas. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Compton <ccompton@visionsix.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 5:28 PM Subject: RE: [SC] "next friend" > Delores: > > My super-super 40 year old, 80 lb Webster's defines "next friend": > > "...in law, a person who, though not legally a guardian > acts for another unable to act for himself." > > Charlie > > Charles Compton > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dolores Pringle <dmpringle@sc.rr.com> > > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:37 PM > > Subject: [SC] "next friend" > > > > > > > I know that the meaning of the phrase "next friend" - > > often mentioned in > > old > > > wills and estate settlements - was discussed on this list > > a couple of > > years > > > back. [At least I think it was this list!] Can anyone > > tell me what it > > > means? > > > > > > My ancestor, Thomas WATSON, mentioned John GRISHAM in > > some papers as his > > > "next friend." A few yrs. later Thomas WATSON died and > > his wife, Eliz. > > > COATES md. this "next friend" John GRISHAM. > > > > > > I would greatly appreciate any input on this! Thank you, > > and Happy > > > Independence Day! > > > Dolores Miller Pringle > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE > > > Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com > > > Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > > > Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have > > given us! > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE > Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com > Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode >

Thank you, Charlie. That may just be the definition I needed. God bless, Dolores M. Pringle -----Original Message----- From: Charles Compton [mailto:ccompton@visionsix.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:28 PM To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SC] "next friend" Delores: My super-super 40 year old, 80 lb Webster's defines "next friend": "...in law, a person who, though not legally a guardian acts for another unable to act for himself." Charlie Charles Compton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dolores Pringle <dmpringle@sc.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:37 PM > Subject: [SC] "next friend" > > > > I know that the meaning of the phrase "next friend" - > often mentioned in > old > > wills and estate settlements - was discussed on this list > a couple of > years > > back. [At least I think it was this list!] Can anyone > tell me what it > > means? > > > > My ancestor, Thomas WATSON, mentioned John GRISHAM in > some papers as his > > "next friend." A few yrs. later Thomas WATSON died and > his wife, Eliz. > > COATES md. this "next friend" John GRISHAM. > > > > I would greatly appreciate any input on this! Thank you, > and Happy > > Independence Day! > > Dolores Miller Pringle > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE > > Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com > > Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > > Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have > given us! > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode

Delores, The legal concept of "next friend" generally denotes "role" or "capacity" in which an adult, usually a parent, acts for or on behalf of one or more minor children to assert legal rights of a minor which rights the minor does not have legal capacity to assert for himself. Common usage involves personal injury where a parent files suit to recover damages for the parent individually "and as next friend" for the minor. And if Charlie ever replaces that 40 year old dictionary, he will most likely find the same definition in his new book, which is probably why that old dictionary will serve him well for a long time to come. Next friend has nothing to do with next husband. I'm not clear on the concept of "next friend" in wills and estates of days gone by. A minor involved in an estate proceeding would normally need a guardian appointed by the court to protect their rights rather than someone waiting to take advantage of a bereaved widow. I can see a serious conflict of interest in that situation. A much closer review of the transactions involved might be necessary here to know what really happened. Rex Kirby (rex@tyler.net). -----Original Message----- From: Dolores Pringle [mailto:dmpringle@sc.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 2:22 AM To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SC] "next friend" Thank you, Charlie. That may just be the definition I needed. God bless, Dolores M. Pringle -----Original Message----- From: Charles Compton [mailto:ccompton@visionsix.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:28 PM To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SC] "next friend" Delores: My super-super 40 year old, 80 lb Webster's defines "next friend": "...in law, a person who, though not legally a guardian acts for another unable to act for himself." Charlie Charles Compton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dolores Pringle <dmpringle@sc.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:37 PM > Subject: [SC] "next friend" > > > > I know that the meaning of the phrase "next friend" - > often mentioned in > old > > wills and estate settlements - was discussed on this list > a couple of > years > > back. [At least I think it was this list!] Can anyone > tell me what it > > means? > > > > My ancestor, Thomas WATSON, mentioned John GRISHAM in > some papers as his > > "next friend." A few yrs. later Thomas WATSON died and > his wife, Eliz. > > COATES md. this "next friend" John GRISHAM. > > > > I would greatly appreciate any input on this! Thank you, > and Happy > > Independence Day! > > Dolores Miller Pringle > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE > > Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com > > Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > > Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have > given us! > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE Write SC-Genealogy-L-Request@RootsWeb.com Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/