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From: "Sue J" <>
Subject: Meaning of Heirs
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:50:00 -0400


Hi List,

I am going over the Will of Gregory FIENNES, 10th Dacre. In this Will
he mentions his Heirs and also the Heirs of Anne (nee Sackville). He
is talking in the present tense. Did Heirs mean the same thing back
in 1594 as it does today or could that also mean siblings? It also
appears that he gave away a lot of things to his "heirs" before this
last Will was written so these articles, i.e. land, money or other
possessions, could not be contested. I am still trying to prove that
Mary Fiennes who married Frank Wheatley (Wheatleigh) was his daughter.
Gregory and Anne did have a daughter of their own but she died very
young before this last Will was written so these "heirs" would not
concern her. I am just tossing some theories about here. I have info
on the Wheatleigh family that was written in the early 1900s and was
researched by a Consulate for USA and he conveniently skipped Mary's
parents but said that she was the granddaughter of Thomas FIENNES and
Mary NEVILLE. I can quote the intro to the book and the page where
Mary is listed if anyone is interested.

Sue in Florida



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