Does a dowry always indicate a paternal connection?

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Does a dowry always indicate a paternal connection?

In 1215 in the Curia Regis Rolls, Agnes the wife of Roger de Linyeine pleaded for a third part of two acres of land on Lanion (in Cornwall) which she claimed as a dowry on Hugh de Bello Campo.
Does this mean that Hugh was the father, or at least kinsman, of Agnes?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Yes, I would say it is. Agnes was the daughter or at least the ward of Hugh. I'm pretty certian the dowry always had a paternal connection, because in the Middle Ages at least most women technically did not own property.