When a  woman married she was entitled to a third interest in all of her
husband's real estate whether or not she bought any real estate to the
marriage.  In order for the buyer to get a clear title she had to
relinquish her rights.
Harold B. Gill

At 06:30 PM 8/13/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Listers:
>
>My ancestor sold some property - but because his wife could not travel
>to the courthouse men were sent to "examine" her to see if she willingly
>and freely, without threats or persuasions, from her husband agreed to
>having the sale of the land recorded.
>
>Did she have any rights of refusal during the time period?  This land
>was possibly given to her when she married my ancestor. Does that make a
>difference?
>
>Thanks for any ideas.
>
>Diana Kercheval Bennett
>
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