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United States Land Terms and Definitions (view source)
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'''Dower right''' The widow's portion of an estate for use during her lifetime | '''Dower right''' The widow's portion of an estate for use during her lifetime | ||
'''Escheat''' Land ownership that reverted to the | '''Escheat''' Land ownership that reverted to the government by default | ||
'''Federal land/Public domain states '''Thirty states whose land was initially controlled and dispersed by the federal government: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, | '''Federal land/Public domain states '''Thirty states whose land was initially controlled and dispersed by the federal government: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. | ||
'''Freehold''' Land that can be used only during the person's lifetime | '''Freehold''' Land that can be used only during the person's lifetime | ||
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*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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