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Record Number: 7690 Author(s)/Creator(s): Crick , Julia. Contributor(s): Title: Women, Posthumous Benefaction, and Family Strategy in Pre-Conquest England [The author analyzes wills in which women play a prominent part, particularly in the granting and receiving of property; the author argues that women cared for family property and passed it on to the church as the original donors wished]. Source URL: Journal of British Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) 38, 4 (October 1999): 399-422 Link Info target = '_blank'> Journal of British Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) 38, 4 (October 1999): 399-422 Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Family Inheritance Land Tenure Patronage, Ecclesiastical Property Reversionary Bequests Widows Wills Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 10-11 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Three Tables. Table One Preliminary list of evidence for bequests in Pre-Conquest England. Table Two Bequest by sole women. The women are subdivided into three groups : 1) Spouse certainly dead, 2) Adult children or relatives by marriage but no reference to a living spouse, and 3) Other. Table Three Male bequest. The men are subdivided into four groups: 1) Clergy, 2) Royalty, 3) Ealdormen, and 4) Other. Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Exeter Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00219371 0

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