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'''Grantee''' The buyer | '''Grantee''' The buyer | ||
'''Headright''' During the colonization of the eastern United States, one was granted a "headright" of land for importing himself or another into the colonies. Headrights, usually 50 acres, could be bought or sold. Abuses of headrights occurred. | '''Headright''' During the colonization of the eastern United States, one was granted a "headright" of land for importing himself or another into the colonies. Headrights, usually 50 acres, could be bought or sold. Abuses of headrights occurred. | ||
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'''Homestead''' A tract of land obtained from the government by a settler under a homestead law | '''Homestead''' A tract of land obtained from the government by a settler under a homestead law | ||
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*Hatcher, Patricia Law. ''Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records. ''Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2003.'' '' | *Hatcher, Patricia Law. ''Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records. ''Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2003.'' '' | ||
*Hone, E. Wade. ''Land & Property Research in the United States. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Incorporated, 1997. | *Hone, E. Wade. ''Land & Property Research in the United States. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Incorporated, 1997. | ||
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