Sandy, What you're suggesting makes sense if he died in 1850 and it took time to get his will probated--he had eight children, all of whom seem to have survived to adulthood--for the 1853 sale. But what about an 1870 sale? That's 20 years later. Or would the husband's name be put on the deed of a sale made by a widow? I just don't know how things were done in those days. Why is it more convenient? Doris -- "Sandy Rozhon" <srozhon@comcast.net> wrote: On 4 Apr 2005 at 15:16, SMACSUIB@columbus.rr.com wrote: > Hi Doris, I read through the property deeds online at the recorder's > office and something struck me, your Moses Jewett is still selling > land with his wife Adeline 14 July, 1870. They both sold land to > Charles Jewett. I know it's your Moses because it records his wife as > formerly Adeline Adams so I'm pretty sure your Moses died after 1870. > Also 6 Sept. 1853 Moses and his wife Adeline sell land to the > railroad. Adeline is also listed there as formerly Adeline Adams. I > would consider Moses still alive in 1870. This is not necessarily true. Many deeds I've looked at will show the property transferring from an individual for whom I have a date of death prior to the transfer. It seemed to be a convenience for the family to use this format, so you have to watch with these early deeds and not make that assumption. Sandy ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== Reminder: Please do not send GEDCOM's or large files to the list. These must be sent to the user who requested them. Please contact the County Coordinator, Katie McClellan-Ross at (kathryn.ross2@verizon.net) with questions or concerns. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

On 4 Apr 2005 at 23:05, doriswaggoner@juno.com wrote: > > Sandy, > > What you're suggesting makes sense if he died in 1850 and it took time > to get his will probated--he had eight children, all of whom seem to > have survived to adulthood--for the 1853 sale. But what about an 1870 > sale? That's 20 years later. Well, 20 years....I may have to backtrack on my statement if the time span is that huge. I did see deeds about 8-10 years after a death. In some cases it was due to needing someone from another state to sign papers. In other case, I believe the families never bothered to transfer the property out of the deceased's name. In fact, I have that exact situation in my own family. There exists a deed in my mother-in-law's name and she's been gone 16 years now. It was never transferred. Sandy

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 23:05:27 GMT, "doriswaggoner@juno.com" <doriswaggoner@juno.com> wrote: >But what about an 1870 sale? That's 20 years later. My ggfather died in 1896. His property didn't get transferred out of his name until 1943. My ggmother died in 1941. My guess is that when the kids were settling her affairs, they discovered that the house was still in his name! -- Dennis M. Kowallek kowallek@iglou.com ******************