Re: Robert Searles

Thanks! I was hoping that was the case!!

Gillian
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Subject: Re: Robert Searles


In a message dated 4/17/2011 12:13:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gillianmckenna@xxxxxxxxx writes:



I have his will dated 1568 proved 1570. I reckon he was the uncle of Jane Searles who married Alexander Hawker. However he refers to Alexander Hawker as his "cozen" in his will. Would a nephew be referred to as a cousin? Jane & Alexander Hawker are my ? x grandparents.



In this time period "cousin" only means what today is called "KINSman".
They didn't have the nicety of language to describe today's mangled "nephew-in-law".
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