Hello John - I can't help with the transcription, but as to the question of the son left only a shilling, my understanding is that that was a form of words to ensure the son couldn't argue that he had been overlooked! Apparently it was often used where the said son had already been given his inheritance, eg the farm or land. However, no doubt there were also plenty of examples where the son had fallen out with his family, and was literally 'cut off with a shilling'. Mike Snatt ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <[email protected]> To: "SFHG" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:13 PM Subject: [SFHG] re Northiam again > Further to my last, it is not a "d" as I have now looked at other "ds". > it has a curve like a closing bracket, thus ). > John > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hello all, one reason I thought that there may have been trouble in the Ranger family of Northiam was an early part of James` will ...... "and considering the uncertainty of this morbid life and to prevent all unhappy Disputes that may ... after my Demise about my Worldly Estate, DO make and ordaine "(sic) etc. I have never seen this in a will before. John R

It is my understanding that a bequest of a silver coin, negated the right to challenge a will. HTH Joe Austen 9934 in oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Snatt" <[email protected]> To: "John" <[email protected]>; "SFHG" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:37 AM Subject: Re: [SFHG] re Northiam again > Hello John - > > I can't help with the transcription, but as to the question of the son > left > only a shilling, my understanding is that that was a form of words to > ensure > the son couldn't argue that he had been overlooked! Apparently it was > often > used where the said son had already been given his inheritance, eg the > farm > or land. > > However, no doubt there were also plenty of examples where the son had > fallen out with his family, and was literally 'cut off with a shilling'. > > Mike Snatt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <[email protected]> > To: "SFHG" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:13 PM > Subject: [SFHG] re Northiam again > > >> Further to my last, it is not a "d" as I have now looked at other "ds". >> it has a curve like a closing bracket, thus ). >> John >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5153 - Release Date: 07/24/12 >