Fascinating insight, thank you, Harold.

-- Stephan

On 29 Apr 2008, at 10:10, Harold Gill wrote:

> Anything fastened to walls, floors, etc.with nails is and was  
> considered part of the real estate and not personal property. If it  
> is fastened with screws it remains personal property. The slots in  
> screw-heads implies that the object can be removed.
> HBG
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>> Nancy,
>>
>> In 18th century Virginia, in general, real property--land,  
>> buildings and
>> things attached to the buildings (shelves, built-in cabinets or
>> buffets)--were not included in probate inventories.  I do not know  
>> when the
>> laws changed to require their inclusion.
>>
>> So, for the 17th-early 19th centuries, more research in other  
>> types of
>> records are required to arrive at an accurate assessment of a  
>> person's total
>> worth at his/her death.
>>
>> Hope this is helpful information.
>>
>> Martha Katz-Hyman
>>
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