Where can one access the transcription? -----Original Message----- >From: Craig Kilby <persisto1@gmail.com> >Sent: Feb 20, 2013 2:39 PM >To: Northern Neck Northern Neck List <VA-NORTHERN-NECK@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Will of Richard Cundiff, 1713--funny phrase > >I've just transcribed the 1713 will of Richard-1 Cundiff (emigrant to Northumberland County by 1667) dated 18 Feb 1713/4 and proved in court on 18 March 1723/4. First, it is a good example of an original document using the double dates. As we've discussed before, the English and the colonists did KNOW about that the rest of the Christian world had changed its calendar, though England would not officially do this until 1751, err, 1752. > >What struck as humorous was the last sentence of this will whereby he disannulls "all will or wills that shall be from the beginning of the world to this day" > >That should cover everything! > >Craig Kilby > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just uploaded it to our Northern Neck Families tree on ancestry.com. Craig On Feb 20, 2013, at 2:52 PM, genrsch@earthlink.net wrote: > Where can one access the transcription? > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Craig Kilby <persisto1@gmail.com> >> Sent: Feb 20, 2013 2:39 PM >> To: Northern Neck Northern Neck List <VA-NORTHERN-NECK@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Will of Richard Cundiff, 1713--funny phrase >> >> I've just transcribed the 1713 will of Richard-1 Cundiff (emigrant to Northumberland County by 1667) dated 18 Feb 1713/4 and proved in court on 18 March 1723/4. First, it is a good example of an original document using the double dates. As we've discussed before, the English and the colonists did KNOW about that the rest of the Christian world had changed its calendar, though England would not officially do this until 1751, err, 1752. >> >> What struck as humorous was the last sentence of this will whereby he disannulls "all will or wills that shall be from the beginning of the world to this day" >> >> That should cover everything! >> >> Craig Kilby >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message