The phrase "natural son" in a will meant one thing and one thing only: an acknowledged child of the testator who had been born out of wedlock. The only meaning the phrase had in the law in that context back then was "a bastard; a child born out of lawful wedlock." Click here to read more in the Legal Genealogist.
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04/06/2012: A natural father's love for a natural son
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