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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
[[Image:384px-Land grant Hugh Mercer's Heirs Thomas Jefferson 1780.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:384px-Land grant Hugh Mercer's Heirs Thomas Jefferson 1780.jpg|thumb|right|200px|384px-Land grant Hugh Mercer's Heirs Thomas Jefferson 1780.jpg]] | ||
=== Colonial and State Land Grants === | === Colonial and State Land Grants === | ||
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After the Virginia Company was dissolved, settlers could purchase patents (grants) through a clerk of the county until 1921. (See {{FHL|76227|item|disp=Nugent}}.) | After the Virginia Company was dissolved, settlers could purchase patents (grants) through a clerk of the county until 1921. (See {{FHL|76227|item|disp=Nugent}}.) | ||
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1. Identify the name of the person who received a headright grant by checking published abstracts: {{FHL|76227|item|disp=Nugent}}. | 1. Identify the name of the person who received a headright grant by checking published abstracts: {{FHL|76227|item|disp=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. | ||
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<br>'''Land Grant Recipients''' | <br>'''Land Grant Recipients''' | ||
1. 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). | 1. 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). | ||
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