Legal Terms In Genealogy Research
In the course of your genealogy research, there are always a few things that may leave you scratching your head. Legal terminology is one of those things. Whether you are perusing old wills and land records or more modern legal documents, you are likely to run into some unfamiliar words. Because of my legal background, I am usually able to cut through the legalese and figure out what is going on but sometimes I do have to look up definitions, even with modern documents. Legalese is somewhat of a soap-box issue for me. For some reason, during my first year … Continue reading