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Subject:	Separate Property
From:	Julia Crosswell <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:26:30 -0500
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Good morning Historians,
Does anyone know what year married Virginia women were allowed to hold
property in their own right? A member of another list has found an 1870
will, wherein the wife leaves everything to her husband, although no
specific property is named. We are wondering what property she could have
been holding in her own name that would necessitate the need for a will.

We are wondering if she had an interest in another's estate that had not
yet been distributed. Are there other possible scenarios?

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Julie

Julia Shiflett Crosswell
Shiflet Webmaster
Fort Worth, TX

Shifflett Family Genealogy Website:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4575/
March 1999 web site of the month at GenExchange

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