Thanks to both who responded with the Legal Age question. Lauren ----- Original Message ----- From: "CTUCKER" <CTUCKER@DBTECH.NET> To: <SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:37 AM Subject: [SC-OPD] Re: Legal Age > > Hello List - at Lauren's request I send the following: > > The information cited below has helped in my research in early 1700s - 1800s > court records in all colonial states. > > 1) "Virginia court records abound in instances where fathers named their > children 'of age' . . . At 14 a male could marry, sign contracts, . . ." > SOURCE: Misconceptions Concerning 'Legal' Ages. Edgar MacDonald. Virginia > Historical > Society, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. Vol. 25. Number 3. August, 1957,52 > > In addition, information from Edgar MacDonald's Jan. 19. 2000, talk at the > Library of Virginia, "Legal Ages: Some Reconsiderations" may be available > on the Library of Virginia's website http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ > > 2) "Age 14 for males." > SOURCE: "Table 6-3, Ages of Legal Action" > Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, Editors, The SOURCE A Guidebook of American > Genealogy, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1984), 186 > > Charlotte > A 7th Generation Leverett Researcher > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Here's the web site for The South Carolina Genealogical Society concerning Old Pendleton District information to be downloaded > <AHREF="http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155/site2.html"> > OPD Download</A> > http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155 >