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EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE
Friday, 28 July 2000
Frank Beacon: Love, Affection, and Land
How often have you heard someone lament that they wish they had told
a close relative how much they loved them before they died? It's one
of the sadder tales of life, and one that is heard far too often.
Every time I hear someone say that, I make a little mental reminder
to myself to tell the ones I love that I do love them. Not just in my
words, but in my deeds.
You probably do the same thing. It's a common response, and not just
among those currently living. Some of those who knew they would die,
either sooner or later, would show their affection for their loved
ones through their deeds.
Literally.
In this case I'm talking about land deeds. The transfer of property
from the party of the first part to the party of the second part. Of
course, most cultures allow the transfer of property from the
deceased to his or her heirs after death. But in many cases the
property was transferred before then, using deeds.
How can you tell if your forefathers used deeds rather than wills to
dispose of all or part of their estates? The first clue may be in the
wills themselves. In some cases the testator may say that he or she
has already doled out part of the estate, leaving little or nothing
to the designated heir to claim in the probate process. In less
verbose documents, heirs may go entirely unmentioned.
In such cases, the deceased may have loved his or her heirs very
much. He or she just didn't wait until death to tell them how much.
Whether or not you suspect one of your ancestors failed to mention
certain descendants in his or her will, you should consult the local
land and property records for deeds involving that person. In the
United States those deeds are often kept by the county (just like the
probate records). In other countries they were often kept on a
similar local level, usually by governments but occasionally by
churches.
A special case involves Scotland, with its sasines (from a Latin
word meaning "to take possession of"). Transferring property in
Scotland was more often done by sasine than probate.
In the United States, land and property transactions usually have two
indexes. One for the seller (grantor) and one for the buyer
(grantee). A good strategy is to look for all deeds in which the
deceased is listed as the seller, whether or not the buyer appears to
be a family member.
The deeds themselves give the details. In some cases the family
relationship is spelled out, allowing you to clearly document the
affiliations. At other times the ties are a little more vague.
Property may be sold for substantially less than its fair market
value, often for just one dollar. This is a good indication that
there is more to the transfer than a simple business transaction.
In other cases a monetary amount is replaced by the phrase, "in
consideration for the love and affection I hold" for the recipient of
the property.
No money necessary. Just the love of a parent for a child, or of a
grandparent for a grandchild. Expressed during life, so the one who
was loved wouldn't have to wait until after death to learn that he or
she was loved.
Frank Beacon
frankb(a)everton.com
Resources:
How to Search Deeds
http://www.dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/deeds.html
Interpreting Scottish Records
http://genealogypro.com/articles/dbaptie1.html
Land and Property Records in East Lothian
http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howie/genuki/ELN/landAndProperty.html
Registrars of Deeds - Nova Scotia
http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/ndeed.html
U.S. Land and Property Research
http://users.arn.net/~billco/uslpr.htm
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