Thanks to all who responded to my question regarding the reversion inheritance. I have two documents that speak to this issue....the first is a lease. The second is the release of the lease. One took place one day, the release of the lease the next day. I think from what everyone has said, is that if my ancestor did not fulfill the lease and died, the property would have gone back to the previous owner, not the heirs of my ancestor. However, the next day when he paid off the lease, the property was free and clear to him, his heirs, assigns, etc. One issue I have is that both documents clearly mention two ancestors John and George in the beginning....but only John at the end of the documents when they say that John's heirs, assigns, executors, administrators, etc would have title to the property. George or his heirs are not mentioned at all. Isn't that odd? Sharon >From: BobKamman@aol.com >To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Reversion of estate >Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:40:59 EDT > >Probably the most appropriate explanation from Black's Law Dictionary is >this >one: A reversionary interest is the same as a remainder interest except >that >in the latter case the property passes to someone other than the original >owner upon the expiration of the intervening interest. > >The language from the deed quoted sounds as if it might be a quitclaim deed >to settle a disputed estate. The original owner may have deeded the land >"to >my son John, for his lifetime, and then to his children." If John died >without >children, there may have been a dispute over who owns it -- for example, >between John's wife and John's brother Paul. John and Paul's brother Frank >may >have deeded the property to Paul, just to make clear that he didn't claim >the >reversion. > > >==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== >Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm >Be sure to bookmark it!!! > _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your existing Internet access and enjoy patented spam protection and more. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa