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Posted:
Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:49 AM |
I'm studying a couple that had
four sons. Wife from Delaware and Husband from Pennsylvania. First
child born in 1826. I also have a Probate record of Wife's father
settled in 1830 with her maiden name cited in the record. My
understanding was that all property belonged to the husband in the early
19th century and the wife had no property. With the probate record
listing the maiden name of the wife cited above, this would mean that
the two were never married (at least not before 1830). Any thoughts on
this?
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Monday, February 13, 2012 8:48 AM | |
Were they by any chance, German or Dutch? In the records of my 18th century German ancestors of New York, the wife was often referred to by her maiden name. Most notably, this happened in the church records, but I have seen it also in probates and deeds. So, it's not necessarily an indication that the couple wasn't married.
Ginny
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