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<div style="width: 72%; float: right"><center>[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]</center> | <div style="width: 72%; float: right"><center>[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]</center> | ||
=== Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|thumb|right|300px]] === | === Introduction [[Image:Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Emigrants Crossing the Plains.JPG]] === | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available. | ||
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In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed. | ||
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*[[Government Land Grants|Government Land Grants]] | *[[Government Land Grants|Government Land Grants]] | ||
*[[Colonial Land|Colonial Land]] | *[[Colonial Land|Colonial Land]] | ||
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*[[State Land|State Land]]<br> | *[[State Land|State Land]]<br> | ||
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*[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | *[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Deeds|Deeds]] | ||
*[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | *[[County and Town Records|County and Town Records]] | ||
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==== <u>Federal Land States</u> ==== | ==== <u>Federal Land States</u> ==== | ||
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*[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | *[[Wyoming Land and Property|Wyoming]] | ||
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==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ==== <u>State Land States</u> ==== | ||
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*[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px]] | *[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px|United States flag.png]] | ||
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Land and PropertyIntroduction [edit | edit source]
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. These important records sometimes exist when few other records are available.
Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research
The Land Acquisition Process[edit | edit source]
In the United States, land is acquired in basically one of two ways; from the government or from an individual. The first sale of land from the government to a person is called a grant or a patent. Thereafter, the sale of that land from a person is called a deed.
| Government to Person | Person to Person |
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Federal Land States[edit | edit source] |
 State Land States[edit | edit source] |
