tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post2293031297328809772..comments2024-03-15T19:22:02.013-04:00Comments on Carolina Family Roots: Mary Ann (Adams) Pratt Dower, 1860Charlie Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post-88397519540572557092017-06-09T20:12:31.495-04:002017-06-09T20:12:31.495-04:00In most cases the Court will lay off (set aside) a...In most cases the Court will lay off (set aside) a portion of the estate for the purpose of maintaining the Widow and her children for at least one year. The other 2/3 are subject the the debts of the estate and then will be petitioned based on any WILL or the will of the court if intestate. (My understanding after much reading; but, I am not a real estate lawyer.) Charlie Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206517149575667645.post-56250031489303417712017-06-09T18:26:06.946-04:002017-06-09T18:26:06.946-04:00Charlie, what does that mean to lay of 1/3 of the ...Charlie, what does that mean to lay of 1/3 of the land? Is that a dower right, the widow gets 1/3? Did the rest of the land go to the children? I am still learning about land & court records.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com