Property and Kinship
Inheritance in Early Connecticut, 1750-1820
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2014
232 pages
978-1-4008-5829-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Originally published in 1986.
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Content
FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
List of Tables, pg. vii
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
Preface, pg. xi
Chapter One. American Exceptionalism and the Northern Countryside, pg. 1
Chapter Two. Inheritance and Life-Chances in Comparative Perspective, pg. 24
Chapter Three. Universal Features of Inheritance in Connecticut, pg. 46
Chapter Four. Equality and Inequality Among Children, pg. 61
Chapter Five. Inherited Obligations and Kinship Ties, pg. 82
Chapter Six. Parental Power, Marriage, and the Timing of Inheritance, pg. 103
Chapter Seven. Patriarchal Households and Inheritance by Women, pg. 119
Chapter Eight. Families, Creditors, and Neighbors: Estate Administration, pg. 138
Conclusion, pg. 157
Appendix A. The Probate Population and Gross Wealth: A Check, pg. 173
Appendix B. Profile of the Probate Population, pg. 177
Appendix C. Sources and a Note on Significance Testing, pg. 190
Bibliography, pg. 195
Index, pg. 207
Contents, pg. v
List of Tables, pg. vii
Acknowledgments, pg. ix
Preface, pg. xi
Chapter One. American Exceptionalism and the Northern Countryside, pg. 1
Chapter Two. Inheritance and Life-Chances in Comparative Perspective, pg. 24
Chapter Three. Universal Features of Inheritance in Connecticut, pg. 46
Chapter Four. Equality and Inequality Among Children, pg. 61
Chapter Five. Inherited Obligations and Kinship Ties, pg. 82
Chapter Six. Parental Power, Marriage, and the Timing of Inheritance, pg. 103
Chapter Seven. Patriarchal Households and Inheritance by Women, pg. 119
Chapter Eight. Families, Creditors, and Neighbors: Estate Administration, pg. 138
Conclusion, pg. 157
Appendix A. The Probate Population and Gross Wealth: A Check, pg. 173
Appendix B. Profile of the Probate Population, pg. 177
Appendix C. Sources and a Note on Significance Testing, pg. 190
Bibliography, pg. 195
Index, pg. 207
