According to Black's Law Dictionary, [p. 1005] a moiety is defined as "The half of anything. Joint tenants are said to hold by moieties."
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> On February 7, 2022 at 11:16 AM Howard Hodges <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Moitie means half in French. Could it be that moiety is a misspelling? If
> so, a moitie of 40 acres means 20 acres. Howard Hodges
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> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 10:05 AM Steve Craig <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > I think it mean a half interest Vanessa. I am Holland and Hudson
> > descendant so I have run into Pouncey Anderson several times.
> >
> > Of course I’ll defer to the professionals on this thread. A good resource
> > is Bob’s Genealogy File Cabinet. He has a lot of good info on colonial
> > Virginia legal and other stuff.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone.
> >
> > > On Feb 7, 2022, at 8:51 AM, Vanessa Crews <
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> > > I would appreciate this group’s help in understanding moiety and
> > inheritance under Virginia law. I researched the meaning of moiety, but it
> > still isn’t clear to me. Thank you for your help!
> > >
> > > Elizabeth Anderson (c1753-1834), of the below referenced deed was the
> > daughter of Richard Anderson. I believe this deed proves her mother as Mary
> > Johnson, daughter of Nicholas Johnson (1713-1766) and Elizabeth Hudson,
> > daughter of Charles Hudson (1694-1748).
> > >
> > > Richard Anderson had six more children, all identified as children of
> > Richard and Mary Anderson, by Pouncey Anderson’s (father of Richard) will.
> > Should I assume these next six children are with a different Mary? Or could
> > they have been part of the moiety sold by Elizabeth and Matthew? Deeds
> > indicate Richard’s wife Mary was still living in 1777 when they sold
> > property in Louisa Co VA.
> > >
> > > Louisa Co VA
> > > DB K p 265
> > > made 13 Aug 1804
> > > rec 19 Sep 1805
> > > to Thomas Dashper from Matthew and Elizabeth Anderson, Elizabeth (his
> > wife) gave separate consent for the sale
> > >
> > > "one moiety of a certain tract of parcel of land....containing...40
> > acres ...which said one moiety of the above tract of land was willed by
> > Charles Hudson deceased to Mary Johnson, from whom the said Eliz'h
> > inherited it “
> > >
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