Property and Kinship : : Inheritance in Early Connecticut, 1750-1820 / / Toby L. Ditz.
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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1986 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
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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