Glossary of Genealogy Terms beginning with F :



Compiled by Daniel H. Burrows
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FATHER-IN-LAW - Father of one’s spouse



FEE - An estate of inheritance in land, being either fee simple or fee tail. An estate in land held of a feudal lordon condition of the performing of certain services



FEE SIMPLE - An absolute ownership without restriction



FEE TAIL - An estate of inheritance limited to lineal descendant heirs of a person to whom it was granted



FRANKLIN, STATE OF - An area once known but never officially recognized and was under consideration from 1784 - 1788 from the western part of North Carolina



FRATERNITY - Group of men (or women) sharing a common purpose or interest



FREE HOLD - An estate in fee simple, in fee tail, or for life



FRIEND - Member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker



FURLONG - See measurements





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