Do you have a copy of a deed for Summey (first name could have been Peter) in Arthur TN or close by? What about for Matthew Price Williams (married to Orlena Summey Williams)? thanks for any feedback on this. Nancy Gilbert MP Williams was my husband's GG grandfather. I am trying to trace this information for our children/grandchildren. thanks again, In a message dated 4/16/2007 9:12:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time, phillip.walker@gmail.com writes: I went back and looked at some of mine and see dower rights barely mentioned -- unless the rights themselves are being sold at the time. Odd. The dower laws changed over time, but there definitely was a dower law through 1850 and at least into the 1880s. Most of the deeds I have, though, are for extra plots of land, rarely the plot where the home stood. On 4/16/07, Sharon Bryant <SharonBryant@cox.net> wrote: > > I have been reviewing some old deeds which were copied and sent to me by > CD. > > I noticed that there were no relinquishments of Dower rights for any of > these deeds. > > Was this normal for pre-1850 Claiborne Co., TN deeds? > > Thanks, > > Sharon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCLAIBO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Phillip A. Walker phillip.walker@gmail.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCLAIBO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.