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== Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | == Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | ||
| + | I found it really interesting that there was a different standard based on where you live. Each of these women receive something from there husband but the Virginia will did not care whether or not she remarried. She was still the woman that had been his wife while he was alive. Was this because of the location or simply because of the customs? –Kayle P. | ||
== Women’s Estates, Mass, 1664, NY 1747-1759 == | == Women’s Estates, Mass, 1664, NY 1747-1759 == | ||
