tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post8096212127953272252..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Marilyn Markham’s New England, part 2The Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-71057060046536215752009-09-16T19:20:31.664-06:002009-09-16T19:20:31.664-06:00Thank you, AI, that's good to know.Thank you, AI, that's good to know.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-60001677578175408022009-09-16T15:24:43.189-06:002009-09-16T15:24:43.189-06:00Probably probately my mis-reporting. You can safel...Probably probately my mis-reporting. You can safely assume that Marilyn's terminology was more correct than mine.<br /><br />-- The A.I.The Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-28836413075363367612009-09-16T06:44:59.357-06:002009-09-16T06:44:59.357-06:00In your tweets, the presenter uses the term 'p...In your tweets, the presenter uses the term 'probate' for the word 'estate'.<br /><br />Probate refers to proving a will (testimony of its witnesses or other persons as to its legitimacy) and secondarily to proving who the heirs are to an estate.<br /><br />Many estate records include probate records. But the general term is 'estate records'. Execution of a will or administration of an estate, including collecting debts, paying creditors, partition of lands, and distributions to heirs all take place *after* probate.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com