Friday, September 19, 2008

For Genealogists, What is the Meaning of Entailed Land?

For Genealogists, What is the Meaning of Entailed Land?
As a family history researcher you should learn to interpret the laws in relation to land purchasing and land succession when working with early land records. You will see the term "entail" often used in relation to how land was passed down from one generation to the next. What does it mean?

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