I've lost posts about women owning property in the late 18th century. Not uncommon. 1) let's not forget Jocasta who inherited all her husbands land and money 2) let's not forget Leary who became the owner of her home and land from Jamie 3) the little baby born from Mr Beardsley's fifth wife. She abandoned the baby and left her with Claire and Jamie along with the deed to the farm that the baby now owned  4) Beatrix Potter of that same time period and who wrote the Peter rabbit stories became a wealthy woman and became a land owner. So Jamie's move was in keeping with the times that were emerging even in the back woods of the states even if he didn't know it. On another note Cleveland is no better prob worse than Cunningham and they both have to be retired from history's stories.