This is a multi-part MIME message --_===2048149====be-3.cluster1.bresnan.net===_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- the forwarded message follows --- --_===2048149====be-3.cluster1.bresnan.net===_ Content-Type: message/rfc822 From: "m.moore1 " <m.moore1@bresnan.net> Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Explanation To: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.3.7 Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:45:55 -0700 Message-ID: <web-2048134@be-3.cluster1.bresnan.net> In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.0.20051217190146.01cadf40@pop.mindspring.com> References: <web-5913690@be-2.cluster1.bresnan.net> <6.1.0.6.0.20051217190146.01cadf40@pop.mindspring.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thank you. Yes, this makes sense, but I'm still trying to sort out a particular case, involving the surname HARRIS. Any Harris researchers out there? Marla On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:08:57 -0500 "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> wrote: > Marla, > > In my experience you have to think of the words literally. For example >(fictitious names).... Ann married Mr. Taylor and they had a son named >William Taylor. Mr. Taylor died and Ann then married Robert Wade. In legal >documents Robert Wade would refer to William Taylor as his son-in-law, >because my law (via marriage) he was the 'father' (today we'd say >step-father) of William Taylor. Does that make sense? Also, the word cousin >is used very loosely and can mean almost any relative. I hope that helps. > > I'm sure someone on the list will be able to give you a fuller explanation >than I just did. > > Joel > http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/ > > At 06:45 PM 12/17/2005, you wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >>I'm looking for the meaning of the terms, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, in >>Virginia in the 1760's. Are the meanings the same as today? >> >>Thanks, >>Marla >> >> >> >> >> >>==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== >>The USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org >>Do Not Post Chain Letters, Virus Warnings, etc. to this list. >>This list is for Genealogy, History and Related Topics. >> >>============================== >>Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >>last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > --_===2048149====be-3.cluster1.bresnan.net===_--