will of father? [17 March 2013]
Comment in description field says "Not mentioned in father's will of that date." The father's will is not given on father's page or this one. The cited source TAG 10:220 says "widow to administer", suggesting there was no will. The distribution of estate 11 Jun 1670 does mention son James. Very confused by changes to this page? --Jrich 00:08, 17 March 2013 (EDT)
- Good catch. Should have read probate record, not will. I have seen and worked from (the late) Mrs. Ragsdale's Tillotson genealogy cited. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy and the nearest copies are at the Connecticut State Library and and the Onondage County Public Libary in Syracuse. According to Ms. Ragsdale, there were two sons name James, one from each wife of the first John Tillotson.--jaques1724 02:00, 17 March 2013 (EDT)
- I still don't see what lets one know the James mentioned in the probate isn't the one born in 1652? Right now, it seems like a circular argument: you assume there are two, so of course the probate doesn't mention the first, so you know the first died because the probate mentions the second? The real reason why one knows the first died is the same evidence that proves there would be two and I don't see that. The first would be a minor in 1670 as was even the oldest son John was, so that would not be an issue. The first would still be a feasible match for Elizabeth Scoville in 1692, and his early death in 1694 is actually more plausible. There seems to be no age at death reported. The abstract of the probate lists James last among sons (although John is called oldest, the others are not labelled), which is the only item in my search that is not in total alignment. I can't find an abstract or transcription other than the rather brief one in TAG: perhaps the full record describes him as the youngest son as distributions often did? Perhaps a guardian record indicated he was under 14 and not able to choose his own guardian? Virtually none of the websites seem to agree with the two-James theory, which means nothing truth-wise, but indicates whatever evidence Mrs. Ragsdale Tillotson seemed to have relied on must not be obvious or well-known, and it would clearly be useful to have it explained. --Jrich 10:38, 17 March 2013 (EDT)
- P.S. I believe WeRelate's formatting of notes that are attached to sources is unfortunate: there is no indenting or change in font to indicate it is a different voice. It looks like a continuation of information given in the source citation, so that it appears to suggest that the comment about there being two James comes from TAG, which of course, it does not. --Jrich 10:41, 17 March 2013 (EDT)
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