Not so sure about being a beneficiary at 1655 invalidating a will or bequest. Nuncupative Will (ie spoken) required 3 witnesses from the time of the Statute of Frauds 1678. Wills Act 1837 : Bequest to a witness or spouse of a witness leaves the will valid but the bequest void Wills Act 1837, amended 1852 : Two witnesses required. A will is revoked by marriage but since 1925 if made in contemplation of marriage is not revoked by that marriage. Now witnesses must be 18 or over. Judy Excell -------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Burchall" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:29 PM To: "donna casey" <[email protected]>; "SFHG rootsweb" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SFHG] Witness to a will: 12 year-old male c1655? > > Only if he was not a beneficiary. > > > >> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:34:29 -0700 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [SFHG] Witness to a will: 12 year-old male c1655? >> >> Can anyone direct me to information which would tell me if a 12 year-old >> son could have been a witness to a fathers will in 1655? >> >> Donna >> Michigan, USA >> >> The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will >> change; the realist adjusts the sails. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message