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The short answer is yes.
In the time period you are researching, women did not have many rights. A (male) guardian would have been appointed to look after the interests of the children until they were of age.
If you ordered the estate papers, you will probably find reference to a guardian for any minor children if the papers are fairly complete. If not, you could ask the Archives to check the guardian records and accounts (there are several different types of files.)
A guardian was supposed to make annual reports to the court until the children became adults.
Please note. This only applies to minors. Adult children would either receive their share when the estate is settled or could have already received their share earlier.
Many times, when a son becomes an adult or a daughter married, the father would give them their share of the lands and other assets. Since they already had their share, they could possibly not be named in the will.
Good luck.
Barbara
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