What does "comes of age" mean in a Last Will and Testament in the State of Georgia, dated in the 1800s?

Question

I'm reading a will proved and recorded in Georgia in 1807. The will specifies the division of estate to be made when various sons "come of age", or when daughters "come of age, or marry".

Does anyone have a clear definition of what "come of age" meant for males and females in the early 1800s, in the State of Georgia?

Answer 1

In the English colonies in colonial American, the age of majority (i.e., when children "came of age") was 21. See, e.g., https://genfiles.com/articles/legal-age/

Comments

Chase, thank you for that excellent link. I thought that 21 might be the answer, but was uncertain because one will abstract that I recently cited, proved 1788 and recorded 1789 in Virginia, noted that one son was not yet 14 years of age.

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Minors under 14 had a court-appointed guardian.  At age 14 they could pick their own guardian.