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'''Deed''' The written legal document transferring ownership of property | '''Deed''' The written legal document transferring ownership of property | ||
'''Direct index:''' Index of those selling the land. Same as grantor index. | |||
'''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 | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
'''Forward''' '''index:''' Index of those selling the land. Same as grantor index | |||
'''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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'''Headright''' During the colonization of the eastern United States, one was granted a "headright" of land for importing himself or another into the colonies. Headrights, usually 50 acres, could be bought or sold. Abuses of headrights occurred. | '''Headright''' During the colonization of the eastern United States, one was granted a "headright" of land for importing himself or another into the colonies. Headrights, usually 50 acres, could be bought or sold. Abuses of headrights occurred. | ||
'''Homestead''' A tract of land obtained from the government by a settler under a homestead law | |||
''' | '''Indirect index:''' Index of those buying the land. Same as grantee index. | ||
'''Land entry case file''' A file containing the paperwork related to a parcel of land and kept by the General Land Office on each applicant | '''Land entry case file''' A file containing the paperwork related to a parcel of land and kept by the General Land Office on each applicant | ||
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'''Rectangular Survey '''Measurement of land based on township and range descriptions, used in public domain states | '''Rectangular Survey '''Measurement of land based on township and range descriptions, used in public domain states | ||
'''Reverse index:''' An index of those buying land. Same as grantee index. | |||
'''Seating land''' This term meant that the patentee planned to make certain improvements to the property within a given period of time. | '''Seating land''' This term meant that the patentee planned to make certain improvements to the property within a given period of time. | ||
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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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