Hello Donna, In Giles Jacob's " A New Law Dictionary", published in 1750, the details for the word "Age" state that "Fourteen is the Age by Law to be a Witness". I have not yet found a similar book published in the 17th century but perhaps Google Books or one of the similar sites has one. I was interested to see that you have the age of the witness. I have a few names going back to that century, but I have not been able to identify their birth dates. You are fortunate indeed ! Jim Halsey On 22 September 2012 16:32, Donna Casey <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone direct me to any on-line sources to read about 17th C law. I > am still muddled about that 12-year old boy witnessing the will. > > > > >