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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arkansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arkansas_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arkansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arkansas_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
{{Adoption ARGenWeb}} | |||
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Index to land patents] at the Bureau of Land Management (glorecords.blm.gov) | |||
**Under '''Location''' select "Arkansas" and a county | |||
**Under '''Names''' enter at least the surname | |||
**Click the ''Image'' icon for a digital image of the original patent | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2070 Arkansas, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908] at Ancestry.com ($) | |||
*[http://www.arcountydata.com/ AR County Data], select the county, enter a surname, and click '''Search''' | |||
**Gives land description and current property owners, some of whom may live elsewhere. | |||
*[http://www.mycountycourthouse.com/arkansas/land-records.html Arkansas Land Records Research] at Genealogy Inc. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
When the United States organized the Missouri Territory in 1812, it agreed to recognize the private land grants previously issued by Spain and Mexico. Most of these are in Arkansas and Desha Counties. A preemption law of 1814 gave those already living on the land the first right to claim the land. Private land claims commissions were established to process these claims. Private claims to 1837 in the American State Papers are indexed in: | |||
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*McMullin, Phillip W. ''Grassroots of America.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corp., 1972. {{FHL|286182|item|disp=FHL Book 973 R2ag, Fiche 6051323}}. | *McMullin, Phillip W. ''Grassroots of America.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corp., 1972. {{FHL|286182|item|disp=FHL Book 973 R2ag, Fiche 6051323}}. | ||
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Subsequent transfers of land between private owners were recorded by the clerk of the circuit or county court. Some counties have two courthouses where the documents could have been filed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the county deeds and indexes. | Subsequent transfers of land between private owners were recorded by the clerk of the circuit or county court. Some counties have two courthouses where the documents could have been filed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the county deeds and indexes. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||