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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