Ms. Molly;  You have not told us whether the ancestor was male or female, and the law MIGHT - MIGHT - differ depending upon your answer to that question.  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: molly shumate 
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  Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 1:45 PM
  Subject: HOMESTEAD LAWS


  Need someones good interpretation on this one:

  My ancestor on 24 May 1871 claims lands and property in Pittsylvania Co., VA
  under the HOMESTEAD LAW.  This included property of desk, bookcase,
  sideboard, bureau, beds, furniture, mare, filly, etc.  Can anyone tell me
  what this law was?  Did it have anything to do with the aftermath of the
  Civil War?  Thank you in advance.  Molly Shumate

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