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[[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] was a public-domain state where unclaimed land was surveyed, then granted or sold by the government through federal and state land offices. The first sale of a piece of land from the government was called a land patent and the first owner of the land was called a patentee. Later, when the land was sold or mortgaged by private owners, the document was called a deed. The first federal and state transactions were recorded and the paperwork kept at the federal and state level, while all future transactions were recorded at the office of the county register of deeds. Family History researchers usually use land records from county offices, however, records from federal and state offices may also have genealogical value. For detailed descriptions of land record types see [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. | [[Missouri Genealogy|Missouri]] was a public-domain state where unclaimed land was surveyed, then granted or sold by the government through federal and state land offices. The first sale of a piece of land from the government was called a land patent and the first owner of the land was called a patentee. Later, when the land was sold or mortgaged by private owners, the document was called a deed. The first federal and state transactions were recorded and the paperwork kept at the federal and state level, while all future transactions were recorded at the office of the county register of deeds. Family History researchers usually use land records from county offices, however, records from federal and state offices may also have genealogical value. For detailed descriptions of land record types see [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. | ||
If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | If you are new to land research, you may wish to read the Beginner’s corner and other articles included on the [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] page. | ||
=== Early Settlers including Claims to French and Spanish Grants === | === Early Settlers including Claims to French and Spanish Grants === | ||
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*"Private Land Claims in Missouri", in State Historical Society of Missouri; ''Missouri Historical Review''. Columbia, Missouri: The Society; Vol. 50, p. 132-44. {{FHL|1646920|item}}, book 977.8 B2mr v. 50. | *"Private Land Claims in Missouri", in State Historical Society of Missouri; ''Missouri Historical Review''. Columbia, Missouri: The Society; Vol. 50, p. 132-44. {{FHL|1646920|item}}, book 977.8 B2mr v. 50. | ||
*''Missouri Land Claims''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1976. | *''Missouri Land Claims''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1976. {{FHL|203146|item|disp=FHL Film 1036517 item 2}}; {{FHL|203146|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6051438 (6 fiche))}}; {{FHL|203146|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 R2m}}. This volume is a reprint of the 1835 Congressional Report, and has land claims for 1796-1835. | ||
=== Federal Land Grants === | === Federal Land Grants === | ||
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*The actual patents may be found online at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. The search is free and requires a minimum of information, the state where the patent is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. | *The actual patents may be found online at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. The search is free and requires a minimum of information, the state where the patent is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. | ||
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*Patents may also be found at the following office: | *Patents may also be found at the following office: | ||
Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br> 7450 Boston Boulevard<br> Springfield, VA 22153<br> Telephone: 703-440-1523<br> Fax: 703-440-1599 | Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br> 7450 Boston Boulevard<br> Springfield, VA 22153<br> Telephone: 703-440-1523<br> Fax: 703-440-1599 | ||
==== Land Entry Case Files ==== | ==== Land Entry Case Files ==== | ||
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During the nineteenth century, the United States government, by various acts of Congress, donated some 6.5 million acres of federal land in Missouri directly to the state. This public domain land was then sold by the state, with profits designated for various internal projects or improvements. The state, rather than the federal government, issued the land patents, verifying title and ownership to the parcels sold, for purchased sections of this donated land. The patents list the name of the person(s) who acquired the land, the purchase date and patent date, as well as a legal land description including township and range, name of county, and number of acres sold. | During the nineteenth century, the United States government, by various acts of Congress, donated some 6.5 million acres of federal land in Missouri directly to the state. This public domain land was then sold by the state, with profits designated for various internal projects or improvements. The state, rather than the federal government, issued the land patents, verifying title and ownership to the parcels sold, for purchased sections of this donated land. The patents list the name of the person(s) who acquired the land, the purchase date and patent date, as well as a legal land description including township and range, name of county, and number of acres sold. | ||
The [http://www.sos.mo.gov/ | The [http://www.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesDb/land/ Land Patents database] contains over 35,500 transcribed patents containing information from the state-issued land patents which can be useful in placing an individual in a specific location at a specific time. The information contained in the land patent database includes:<br>• name of purchaser<br>• county<br>• date of purchase<br>• legal land description<br>• microfilm location for copy of full entry (reel number, volume and page number). | ||
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Another possibility is to check with the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ FamilySearch Catalog], now updated as the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family Search Catalog] in Beta. It has copies of most pre-1900 deeds from each county courthouse. From St. Louis County, Missouri, for example, the library has over 900 microfilms of deeds and indexes for 1804 to 1901. Land records for Missouri located in the Family History Library are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: <br> | Another possibility is to check with the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ FamilySearch Catalog], now updated as the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family Search Catalog] in Beta. It has copies of most pre-1900 deeds from each county courthouse. From St. Louis County, Missouri, for example, the library has over 900 microfilms of deeds and indexes for 1804 to 1901. Land records for Missouri located in the Family History Library are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: <br> | ||
Missouri, [COUNTY] – LAND AND PROPERTY | Missouri, [COUNTY] – LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ The National Archives] | *[http://www.archives.gov/ The National Archives] | ||
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[[Category:Missouri|Land]] | [[Category:Missouri|Land]] | ||