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=== Spanish and Mexican Grants ===
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The first land grants in New Mexico were given by Spain and Mexico. When the United States acquired the area in 1848, they agreed to recognize these claims relating to Spanish and Mexican grants. The claims were processed by the U.S. Surveyor General from 1855 to 1890, and by the U. S. Court of Private Land Claims from 1891 to 1903.
== Online Resources ==
*''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.''
*'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] - images
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index and images ($)
*'''1870-1871''' {{FSC|2526540|item|disp=U.S. General Land Office. New Mexico, Santa Fe County, Military Bounty Land Warrants, 1870-1871}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners
*[http://www.newmexicohistory.org/landgrants/san_miguel_del_vado/ San Miguel Del Vado Land Grant]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the following records of claims. These are located at:
==New Mexico Land Records==
=== Spanish and Mexican Grants  ===


'''Bureau of Land Management'''<br>New Mexico State Office<br>Federal Building, <br>1474 Rodeo Road<br>P.O. Box 27115<br>Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115<br>Telephone: 505-438-7450<br>Fax: 505-438-7452<br>Internet: http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en.html
The first land grants in New Mexico were given by Spain and Mexico. When the United States acquired the area in 1848, they agreed to recognize these claims relating to Spanish and Mexican grants. The claims were processed by the U.S. Surveyor General from 1855 to 1890, and by the U. S. Court of Private Land Claims from 1891 to 1903.  


''Miscellaneous Archives Relating to New Mexico Land Grants, 1695-1842''. These are in Spanish. (FHL films 1016947-48; use Donaciano Vigil's index for 1681 to 1846 on film 1016949.)
'''Bureau of Land Management'''<br>New Mexico State Office<br>Federal Building, <br>1474 Rodeo Road<br>P.O. Box 27115<br>Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115<br>Telephone: 505-438-7450<br>Fax: 505-438-7452<br>Internet: http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en.html


''Records of land titles, 1847-1852''. Kept by the Secretary of the Territory. (FHL film 1016950.)
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the following records:


''Record of private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Surveyor General, 1855-1890''. These are indexed and written in English and Spanish. (FHL films 1016950-74 items 2-4.)
*''Miscellaneous Archives Relating to New Mexico Land Grants, 1695-1842''. These are in Spanish. (FS Library {{FSC|429873|title-id|disp=films 1016947-48}}; use{{FSC|430000|title-id|disp=Donaciano Vigil's index for 1681 to 1846 on film 1016949}}.)


''Letters received, 1854 to 1892 from the New Mexico Territory''. (FHL films 1017566-67; an index is included.)
*''Records of land titles, 1847-1852''. Kept by the Secretary of the Territory. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|429685|title-id|disp=film 1016950}}.)


''Private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims, 1891-1903''. (FHL films 1016975-96.) The first film has a list of the cases.
*''Record of private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Surveyor General, 1855-1890''. These are indexed and written in English and Spanish. (FS Library film{{FSC|429685|title-id|disp=s 1016950-74 items 2-4}}.)


''Twitchell Archives, 1685-1898''. These are records compiled by Ralph E. Twitchell, including land disputes, appeals, grants, wills, mine claims, and judgments, in English and Spanish. They are records of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (FHL films 1016940-45.)
*''Letters received, 1854 to 1892 from the New Mexico Territory''. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|414843|title-id|disp=films 1017566-67}}; an index is included.)


For further information about Spanish and Mexican grants, see the Beers book listed under “[[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” section of this outline.
*''Private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims, 1891-1903''. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|411458|title-id|disp=films 1016975-96}}.) The first film has a list of the cases.


=== U.S. Public Domain Grants ===
*''Twitchell Archives, 1685-1898''. These are records compiled by Ralph E. Twitchell, including land disputes, appeals, grants, wills, mine claims, and judgments, in English and Spanish. They are records of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|330890|title-id|disp=films 1016940-45}}.)


Various laws provided for the distribution of unclaimed land in the public domain:
For further information about Spanish and Mexican grants, see the Beers book listed under [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries]].


The pre-emption law, passed by Congress in 1841, applied to New Mexico when it became a territory. Under this law, a head of a family (including a widow) could stake a claim and buy it from the government.
=== U.S. Public Domain Grants  ===


The Donation Act of 1854 granted free land to settlers. Persons claiming Spanish or Mexican land grants were not eligible.
Various laws provided for the distribution of unclaimed land in the public domain:


The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years or who purchased it within six months of filing a claim for it.
*The pre-emption law, passed by Congress in 1841, applied to New Mexico when it became a territory. Under this law, a head of a family (including a widow) could stake a claim and buy it from the government.


Land was also available through timber-culture grants, soldiers' and sailors' homesteads, mining grants, coal grants, desert grants, railroad grants and education grants.
*The Donation Act of 1854 granted free land to settlers. Persons claiming Spanish or Mexican land grants were not eligible.


The land was distributed through land offices. The first general land office was established in 1858 at Santa Fe. The land entry case files, indexes to pre-1908 patents, and original tract books and township plats of the general land offices are at the National Archives. Land records of the Santa Fe office are at the National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver). The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office.
*The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years or who purchased it within six months of filing a claim for it.


Further information on the donation, homestead, and other acts affecting land records is in Victor Westphall, ''The Public Domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891'' (Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico, 1965; FHL book 978.9 R2w).
Land was also available through timber-culture grants, soldiers' and sailors' homesteads, mining grants, coal grants, desert grants, railroad grants and education grants.  


=== County Records ===
The land was distributed through land offices. The first general land office was established in 1858 at Santa Fe. The land entry case files, indexes to pre-1908 patents, and original tract books and township plats of the general land offices are at the National Archives. Land records of the Santa Fe office are at the National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver). The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office.


After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent records, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the county clerk. The Family History Library does not have copies of the deeds or other property records available in each county. You can obtain copies by contacting the county clerk's office.
Further information on the donation, homestead, and other acts affecting land records is in Victor Westphall, ''The Public Domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891'' (Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico, 1965; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|157733|title-id|disp=book 978.9 R2w}}).  


[[Category:New Mexico]]
The Bureau of Land Management has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 index] to land patents in New Mexico. The patent search usually provides a digital image of the original patent.
 
The Bureau of Land Management has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 index] and digital images of the original survey maps for New Mexico. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time.
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526540  U.S. General Land Office. New Mexico, Santa Fe County, military bounty land warrants, 1870-1871]
 
== County Records  ==
 
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent records, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the county clerk. The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of the deeds or other property records for each county. You can obtain copies by contacting the county clerk's office.
 
== References  ==
 
*''[[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] Research Outline. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. (NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.)
 
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New Mexico Land Records[edit | edit source]

Spanish and Mexican Grants[edit | edit source]

The first land grants in New Mexico were given by Spain and Mexico. When the United States acquired the area in 1848, they agreed to recognize these claims relating to Spanish and Mexican grants. The claims were processed by the U.S. Surveyor General from 1855 to 1890, and by the U. S. Court of Private Land Claims from 1891 to 1903.

Bureau of Land Management
New Mexico State Office
Federal Building,
1474 Rodeo Road
P.O. Box 27115
Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115
Telephone: 505-438-7450
Fax: 505-438-7452
Internet: http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en.html

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the following records:

  • Records of land titles, 1847-1852. Kept by the Secretary of the Territory. (FamilySearch Library film 1016950.)
  • Record of private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Surveyor General, 1855-1890. These are indexed and written in English and Spanish. (FS Library films 1016950-74 items 2-4.)
  • Letters received, 1854 to 1892 from the New Mexico Territory. (FamilySearch Library films 1017566-67; an index is included.)
  • Private land claims adjudicated by the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims, 1891-1903. (FamilySearch Library films 1016975-96.) The first film has a list of the cases.
  • Twitchell Archives, 1685-1898. These are records compiled by Ralph E. Twitchell, including land disputes, appeals, grants, wills, mine claims, and judgments, in English and Spanish. They are records of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (FamilySearch Library films 1016940-45.)

For further information about Spanish and Mexican grants, see the Beers book listed under New Mexico Archives and Libraries.

U.S. Public Domain Grants[edit | edit source]

Various laws provided for the distribution of unclaimed land in the public domain:

  • The pre-emption law, passed by Congress in 1841, applied to New Mexico when it became a territory. Under this law, a head of a family (including a widow) could stake a claim and buy it from the government.
  • The Donation Act of 1854 granted free land to settlers. Persons claiming Spanish or Mexican land grants were not eligible.
  • The Homestead Act of 1862 gave free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years or who purchased it within six months of filing a claim for it.

Land was also available through timber-culture grants, soldiers' and sailors' homesteads, mining grants, coal grants, desert grants, railroad grants and education grants.

The land was distributed through land offices. The first general land office was established in 1858 at Santa Fe. The land entry case files, indexes to pre-1908 patents, and original tract books and township plats of the general land offices are at the National Archives. Land records of the Santa Fe office are at the National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver). The patents and copies of the tract books and township plats are the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office.

Further information on the donation, homestead, and other acts affecting land records is in Victor Westphall, The Public Domain in New Mexico, 1854-1891 (Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico, 1965; FamilySearch Library book 978.9 R2w).

The Bureau of Land Management has an online index to land patents in New Mexico. The patent search usually provides a digital image of the original patent.

The Bureau of Land Management has an online index and digital images of the original survey maps for New Mexico. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time.

County Records[edit | edit source]

After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent records, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the county clerk. The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of the deeds or other property records for each county. You can obtain copies by contacting the county clerk's office.

References[edit | edit source]

  • New Mexico Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. (NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.)


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