Eventually an heir usually came about who wished to sell, or pass down, his land the way he wanted and so wished to get rid of the entail. This was called “docking” the entail, or eliminating it. Was there a way to turn land back from Fee Tail to Fee Simple so the heir could do what he pleased with it? Most authorities seem to agree that, in Virginia, docking was very [...]
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Ancestry.com Free Trial An important part of a families life before 1850 was owning land. 9 out of 10 adult males owned land. From 1600s on land records have always been very well maintained in America. Many times land deed records will list people not appearing on census data. Every county in the USA has a [...] |
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