Wills - James Darby (General)

by selbyfamily , Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 11:27 (5685 days ago)

Can anyone help. I am researching the Darby family and have a Will from this site of James Darby. I have worked out the family mentioned in it and think he may be the son of Gregory Darby, and twin brother of Peter Darby. There are deaths for two James Darbys in the parish registers - one died in March 1831 and one in March 1939. The 1831 date would be nearest to the age of death of this James Darby who was baptised in 1868.

However, the Will is signed by James on 15 March 1831, a few days before the 1831 burial but at the end is dated 16 July 1831 when the Executor was sworn in. Does this mean he could have died in March and then the Will would have been taken for the Executor to be sworn in at a later date in July after his death? I don't really understand how these things work but this seems the logical conclusion to me.

Any comments would be welcome.