Horne/Drinkwater (General)

by amaska , Saturday, December 31, 2011, 15:44 (4714 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Hello again

I have been to Glos. Archives and have a copy of the 1764 "will" of Thomas Drinkwater. I say "will" because he died intestate and what I have is the record of his two surviving daughters requesting the right to administer his estate. It's useful as it mentions their husbands and this helps me confirm this Thomas Drinkwater is the one who married Elizabeth Horne in 1699.

However, he must have been a very long-lived man for his time as the first part of this record is dated 23 January 1764. On the other hand I cannot find a burial for him around 1764. Is it possible that the daughters took some time to make their claim on his estate legal? I do not know how the process worked at that time.