Sherry's note from 3 Jan 2003, on this list showed what English common law said. It said at age 14, males could witness documents. There is no source for her listing, but it is in the archives of this list. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "koplend" <koplend@swbell.net> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:24 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Age for Witness > >From Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 > WILLS > WILL BOOK E 1772-1798 > page 39 > LEAVELL, JAMES, Spotsylvania Co., d. Oct. 17, 1775. Executors Bond dated > Sept. 18, 1783. Wit. Henry Pemberton. Ex. William Pemberton. Leg. my mother; > sister Nancy Pemberton; brother John Leavell; and his children, and Edward > Leavell; brother William Leavell. (Page 545) > > Would Henry Pemberton have to be at least 18 or maybe 21 before he could be > a witness? > "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and > leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson > > Deb Koplen > http://home.swbell.net/koplend/ > koplend@swbell.net > Grand Prairie, TX > MSN Instant Messenger: Freckles6932 > "Right Smak dab between Dallas & Fort Worth" > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >