Hello Listers I have a will written in 1787 with wording ' I bequeath unto my son Joseph all my estate term and interest in the law of the two farms situate aforesaid which I hold of Mr . and Mr . Am I right in thinking that 'hold to' meant that these farms were leased to the two men named? Margaret Major #5836

Hello Margaret, I agree with Judy that the wording usually means that the 'holding' the land is the tenant. The owner is the person he holds it 'of'. Kathleen "M. Major" <joyesmaj@xtra.co.nz> wrote: Hello Listers I have a will written in 1787 with wording ' I bequeath unto my son Joseph all my estate term and interest in the law of the two farms situate aforesaid which I hold of Mr . and Mr . Am I right in thinking that 'hold to' meant that these farms were leased to the two men named? Margaret Major #5836 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Hello Only guessing but I would assume the contrary, that he leased the farms from the two men. Judy Excell SFHG 26 ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Major" <joyesmaj@xtra.co.nz> To: <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:40 PM Subject: [SFHG] wording in will > Hello Listers > > I have a will written in 1787 with wording ' I bequeath unto my son > Joseph > all my estate term and interest in the law of the two farms situate > aforesaid which I hold of Mr . and Mr . > > Am I right in thinking that 'hold to' meant that these farms were leased > to > the two men named? > > > > Margaret Major #5836 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >