Property and Kinship : : Inheritance in Early Connecticut, 1750-1820 / / Toby L. Ditz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Ditz, Toby L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 477
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)

Toby Ditz explores the relationship among inheritance, kinship, and the commercialization of agriculture. Comparing four upland communities with a Connecticut River Valley town, she finds that inheritance practices in the late colonial era heavily favored some male heirs and created shared rights in property. These customs continued into the early nineteenth century in the upland, but in the commercialized river-valley town practices became more egalitarian and individualized.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter One. American Exceptionalism and the Northern Countryside -- Chapter Two. Inheritance and Life-Chances in Comparative Perspective -- Chapter Three. Universal Features of Inheritance in Connecticut -- Chapter Four. Equality and Inequality Among Children -- Chapter Five. Inherited Obligations and Kinship Ties -- Chapter Six. Parental Power, Marriage, and the Timing of Inheritance -- Chapter Seven. Patriarchal Households and Inheritance by Women -- Chapter Eight. Families, Creditors, and Neighbors: Estate Administration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The Probate Population and Gross Wealth: A Check -- Appendix B. Profile of the Probate Population -- Appendix C. Sources and a Note on Significance Testing -- Bibliography -- Index