I did not say women could not inherit land; I DID say that if they did, the land became that of the marriage, and not her own, and the husband could sell it. To counteract that legal dilemma, entailments were attempted at late as 1750. Those were docked by statute. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <CASHKILBY@aol.com> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] will interpretation | | In a message dated 4/21/01 7:13:35 PM, martee@citlink.net writes:\ | | He [Hicks Bowen] seems to have conveyed to her [wife Elizabeth] a life | estate (women could not inherit land in VA in | those times) [1787] and left the legal remainder to | the [three] God-children. >> | | Paul--I do not agree that woman could not inherit land in 1787. I have many | wills conveying land to daughters either by will or by law. What is your | source for this statement? | | Craig Kilby | | | ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== | Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com | | | ============================== | Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: | Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. | http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com |