Inheritance and Family Life in Colonial New York City provides a wealth of insight into the gendered patterns of inheritance in one of the American colonies and is an important contribution to the history of the family in early America. (Journal of Social History) As David E. Narrett argues in his book on colonial New York City wills, inheritance customs are good indicators of social values and cultural trends. This is true particularly when wills are studied by such careful investigators as Narrett. His book teaches us a great deal not only about the law of inheritance in early New York City but also about the values of the colonists who lived there. As a book in the history of the family, it is particularly useful for highlighting the differences between Dutch family relationships and those of the English in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. (American Journal of Legal History) David E. Narrett's book is a beautifully written and comprehensive examination of inheritance practices in colonial New York City.

(American Historical Review) Reprinted almost twenty years after its first appearance in 1992. This book is well written and organized and will offer an answer for almost any question on colonial inheritance law in New York. - David J. Gary (New York History)practices in colonial New York City.(American Historical Review) Reprinted almost twenty years after its first appearance in 1992. This book is well written and organized and will offer an answer for almost any question on colonial inheritance law in New York. - David J. Gary (New York History)practices in colonial New York City.

(American Historical Review) Reprinted almost twenty years after its first appearance in 1992. This book is well written and organized and will offer an answer for almost any question on colonial inheritance law in New York. - David J. Gary (New York History)practices in colonial New York City.(American Historical Review) Reprinted almost twenty years after its first appearance in 1992. This book is well written and organized and will offer an answer for almost any question on colonial inheritance law in New York. - David J. Gary (New York History).