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<br>'''Headrights''' | <br>'''Headrights''' | ||
Transported individuals were not indexed by the Library of Virginia in their database. In order to find your immigrant listed in these records, search for the name of the person who claimed land for their importation. | Transported individuals were not indexed by the Library of Virginia in their database. In order to find your immigrant listed in these records, search for the name of the person who claimed land for their importation. | ||
1. | 1. If you do not know the claimant's name, check in published abstracts: [[Virginia_Land_and_Property#Abstracts|Nugent.]] | ||
2. Search for the name of the person who received the land in the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/8QAKSVPB7GDIIC2HBGTPS3TF425PR5KS5AH7KDA2EU5R52DMDI-69437?func=file&file_name=find-m-lva01 online search engine]. (Tip: Highlight "Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants" before you search).<br> | 2. Search for the name of the person who received the land in the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/8QAKSVPB7GDIIC2HBGTPS3TF425PR5KS5AH7KDA2EU5R52DMDI-69437?func=file&file_name=find-m-lva01 online search engine]. (Tip: Highlight "Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants" before you search).<br>3. When you find the correct record, the unindexed headrights will be visible on the scanned image of the document. | ||
3. When you find the correct record, the unindexed headrights will be visible on the scanned image of the document. | |||
<br>'''Land Grant Recipients''' | <br>'''Land Grant Recipients''' | ||
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*Robinson, W. Stitt. ''Mother Earth—Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699''. Williamsburg: 350th Anniversary Celebration Corp., 1957. {{FSC|64845|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 A1 no. 81}}. | *Robinson, W. Stitt. ''Mother Earth—Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699''. Williamsburg: 350th Anniversary Celebration Corp., 1957. {{FSC|64845|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 A1 no. 81}}. | ||
==Transfers of Land between Individuals== | ==Transfers of Land between Individuals== | ||