Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-23
GOnccrniEg Cousins.

"C.uso' is derived ia Todd Johnson's
Dictionary from tie French cousin AID tie
Latin cousanguiDeu:. aud is dtf0ed as ''a1y
enc c3ate!a!Iy related more ramo;e'y than a
brother or sister; kiDsusn' |! i: added
than our sncestor5 considered the term merely
as importing one Of tie same blood, and so
applied it TO pepheWs, grandchildren, &c.
Webster is doubtful whether the derivation /:
not from Persian word. Hi: definition Of the
word 10 genera! sense agrees With that CT Or.
johnson, but be a!s2 dcfnss i a. meaning 81
propriatey 1.-THE son CT DAUGHTER Of an uncle or
suut," and states that the children OF brothers
and sisters are unusually denomlnated cjusll=
CT c3usiGs germao, and that ~ The s9cocd gen.
Grafton they arc called second cousins. But
not every ere is prepared 70 ssy Icy sec3nd
generation is to be understood hare. 10 $40,
before it had been passed upon By the higher
courts Of Epel2ad Wee Chaccc,.cr S;o1kwc!!
admitted that if used BY itself tie word cousirs
would Include c5uscs OF every dcscylptlot; and
Vice Charcal!or Stusrt, 10 1855, said there was
90 authority limiting the word, aud uader
devise to cousins admitted first c5u:lns, frs
cousins once removed, and second cousins.
This decision was reversed, h0T37tr, aud the
former one o7:rEu1ed. by LJFd Chaaca!!Or
Crsnwortt, who :ad that il tie door was open
to all cousins, the meaning Of tho word would
be much TIE :GEl, ., lat Q! r:9t:sa.; and
he'd that If te:lat1r all 60 mere than tia
he gave 10 "c0uies,' h: n.G-: /: taEao to
mean first c0us;o.; aol i:S vw n:s si.n Ga.en
BY Sir John Ronliy, 10 lS@22
"C3usir:' s!mplicltct are :. Tal IL IT, = r.
| degree Of relationship wiki tie common aac5@
tor. THUS fret cou:o$, CT cousins german. a
grandchildren, second cou-!a@ AZ GE@at NAG
children, third cou.ins sfc e!2st Lt5A. -!''1
children If The common &C SCR. Gg.f1vrt: =
description Of cousin vito s-y, k=: J.: = ceIns
| removed" FIR icstaLca, . gEI1I-v1 u o5a
son Of the ancestor is % tie Sc2 o; a01:h"T 90
of the ancestor first c2u:in cree removed he
chi!Greo Of As second c,u!n ara - \ -2coai
coa:ios Gee! I'M va, aut ta w.3n sucA cA's
dren's chdr=o aad ! ih*!e c1.s:.th2 relation
ship Of s=c)ai cju:us t"l:a removed.
The ccuIts have cot, t0T:72:. b:eo a.toic!h
er c1rsisteG. 10 the Interpretation IEty hay
put upoo the w9rd, bet have c2rS:!u;d It 10
suit the special circumstances d each case
Thus 10 l1>5 i! vas held th2i 8 ec2cy to "a! ny
first aod sscjnd c5u-lcs Ct tha cane OF Nay
Off,, 'couiaiacd 10 the will ct 8 nan who had
first c5u:ics and G::: c5u:ils oIco r9m2Tec' on:
90 secjnd c5u:in:. i1clude1 such fir: cou:I1s
| OCCS rSOUFC!. u!t.S SE'-u t-i!- a.1-I"N'-
the learned Mr. Susd, O argued ;h.t a.! pcrso1s
who were Of the sixth degree Tcr: Sscood
c3u:io=. TIE b:Qle=. vas 70 he pe!so1s W.T.
could prove themselves to be either III: l:.: or
seco5d c31sio= Of the testa:or. or the reprts:n
tstiTzs Of such first or s;c3cl .:u:ina, and Vie
Chsoc=I!cr L:sch held ha: fur great grand
children Of the tas!ators u,clts AID aunts (ti!-l
c5usin5 twice r:m5731) ware cn:itiel IS second
cousins.
Where tuoi vas ttqu3a,L,i Il tIu.t Tor
tc=tatot': stcoDd cousins, ard the t2stat9r hal
10 bis will called persons who ware bot !cialcd
to hin q; all bis ''cousirs, claim hy lt>t
cousin orc: removed vas di-aIlo9tt L. the Viz
Chancellor, WIZ SAID tha. those oD!y who ia!
either the same cc"at graad.a:her u gIca,
grandmother were ,ecood cousins, aui that Il
testator 10 calling some persons hi= GU sns VII
we're not 80 had simply made mis;asa.---li
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