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(Clarified how to find headright names in LVA database.) |
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Search for the name of the person who received the land (the claimant) in the [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/land-grants online search engine]. Patents and grants also may be searched by the name of the county (when listed), year, and acreage. In some cases, geographic place designations, such as waterways, are included in the catalog entry and may be searched. | Search for the name of the person who received the land (the claimant) in the [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/land-grants online search engine]. Patents and grants also may be searched by the name of the county (when listed), year, and acreage. In some cases, geographic place designations, such as waterways, are included in the catalog entry and may be searched. | ||
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Then 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]. When you find the correct record, the unindexed headright names should appear on the scanned image of the actual document. | Then 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]. When you find the correct record, the unindexed headright names should appear on the scanned image of the actual document. | ||
'''Further Information''' | |||
See the Library of Virginia's web site, including the research note on land grants [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/Research_Notes_20.pdf here], which also covers those portions of Virginia that became Kentucky and West Virginia, and grants in Ohio. | |||
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