Inheritance and Family Life in Colonial New York City

by David E. Narrett

Book Overview

This book breaks new ground by offering the first detailed and systematic analysis of inheritance practices in New York City from the beginning of Dutch settlement in the 1620s to the onset of the American Revolution. By analyzing a broad range of original sources--including more than 2,300 wills--David E. Narrett shows how the transmission of property at death reflected the distribution of power and authority within the family.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801425174
• ISBN13: 9780801425172
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher