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Moody, Joseph (fl. 1733) [Rights of inheritance]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08858 Author/Creator: Moody, Joseph (fl. 1733) Place Written: Suffolk County, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 21 May 1733 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Document stating that as Margaret Houghton, wife of Joseph Houghton is the only surviving heir in her family, she will have the rights to the family estate and possessions.

Moody, Joseph, fl. 1733
Houghton, Joseph, fl. 1733
Houghton, Margaret, fl. 1733

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