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    1. [VAHENRIC] Will terminolgy

    3. Hi everybody, I'm trying to decipher a will. Can anybody tell me what "PARSONS, JOHN. Leg.-son WILLIAM ap THOMAS PARSONS" means? Any help really appreciated. Linda

    10/04/2006 06:07:28
    1. Re: [VAHENRIC] Will terminolgy
    2. Maxwell A. Snead, Jr.

    3. It would be helpful to know the context of your quote. It might be a line from the will, or it may be an abstract of a provision in a will, or perhaps something else. It looks like an abstract. That said, it seems to me that "Leg." may mean legatee. In legalese, and particularly in earlier time, a legatee was "one who takes personal property under a will." Ballentine's Law Dictionary. The same source defines "ap" as follows: A prefix used in certain ancient Welsh surnames, such as Davide ap Thomas (Bibithe's Case, 4 Coke, 43) signifying "son of;" somes times abbreviated "a", as in John a Gaunt, and having the same significance as "o" in certain Irish surnames, as in O'Neill. So, perhaps your quote means John Parsons, son of William Parsons, son of Thomas Parsons, is the beneficiary of personal property under the will in question. If you have details about the context, please contribute them in case a better understanding can be reached. Max --- Sina28@aol.com wrote: > > Hi everybody, > I'm trying to decipher a will. Can anybody tell me > what > > "PARSONS, JOHN. Leg.-son WILLIAM ap THOMAS PARSONS" > means? > > Any help really appreciated. > > Linda > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

    10/04/2006 04:25:00
    1. Re: [VAHENRIC] Will terminolgy
    2. Kimberly Lemons

    3. I think it means John is the legitimate son of William who is the son of Thomas. Can someone verify that for me. Kimberly Sina28@aol.com wrote: > >Hi everybody, >I'm trying to decipher a will. Can anybody tell me what > >"PARSONS, JOHN. Leg.-son WILLIAM ap THOMAS PARSONS" means? > >Any help really appreciated. > >Linda > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

    10/04/2006 06:50:21