Hello All, It's my understanding that the above referenced term meant you owned your land. So...if I have an ancestor who dies intestate and they inventory and give value to everything else in the place, why doesn't the land come into play? There are references to the value of the crops in the ground but nothing about his 45 acres or house and barn. I thought perhaps it might be due to the fact that his wife inherited their land from her father, but wouldn't that land still end up being considered property of the husband? Help! }:-) Sharon in No. VA