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The third and subsequent sons often were inducted into the church, becoming vicars, bishops, etc. or other occupations. Church service was not considered a negative, as most of the early parishes were deeded an annual stipend that was a considerable sum of money in those days; anywhere from US$50,000 to US$150,000 per year, depending on the position. | The third and subsequent sons often were inducted into the church, becoming vicars, bishops, etc. or other occupations. Church service was not considered a negative, as most of the early parishes were deeded an annual stipend that was a considerable sum of money in those days; anywhere from US$50,000 to US$150,000 per year, depending on the position. | ||
Daughters could | Daughters could inherit property, although this did not occur often. Essentially, daughters could only inherit if there were no surviving male heirs and the property was not entailed; all surviving daughters would inherit the property together as co-heiresses.<ref>"The law of inheritance." ''Mapping the Medieval Countryside: Properties, Places & People''. http://www.inquisitionspostmortem.ac.uk/contexts/the-law-of-inheritance/. Accessed 18 December 2018.</ref> Entail (also known as fee tail) was a way in which property and title was passed intact in a pre-determined chain of succession. If no sons survived, the property and title would pass to the nearest male descendant. This way, the estate would remain whole instead of being divided.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Fee tail," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee_tail, accessed 18 December 2018.</ref> The title could be transferred as well, but only if that relative was also of the nobility. One way a daughter could be involved was if she were to marry that relative who was entailed. | ||
== Probating a Will == | == Probating a Will == | ||