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For 1798 to 1817, volumes five and six of The Territorial Papers of the United States contain records of the Territory of Mississippi which included present-day Alabama. These records include petitions, memorials, the 1809 census, and other lists of early residents in what is now Alabama. Also, volume 18 has records of the Territory of Alabama from 1817 to 1819. Film 929379 has volumes five and six. Volume 18 is on film 874232, item 2. | For 1798 to 1817, volumes five and six of The Territorial Papers of the United States contain records of the Territory of Mississippi which included present-day Alabama. These records include petitions, memorials, the 1809 census, and other lists of early residents in what is now Alabama. Also, volume 18 has records of the Territory of Alabama from 1817 to 1819. Film 929379 has volumes five and six. Volume 18 is on film 874232, item 2. | ||
== '''Federal Government Land Sales (beginning 1806)''' == | |||
When the United States acquired the area, unsettled land in the public domain became available and was eventually sold by the Federal government. Thirteen land offices were established, the first in 1806. When the land offices were closed, records were forwarded to Washington, DC. Copies were sent to the Alabama Department of Archives and History. | When the United States acquired the area, unsettled land in the public domain became available and was eventually sold by the Federal government. Thirteen land offices were established, the first in 1806. When the land offices were closed, records were forwarded to Washington, DC. Copies were sent to the Alabama Department of Archives and History. | ||
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*''Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (FHL compact disc number 9 pt. 255.) This index lists the name of the patentee, document and accession number, acreage, land office, and the location of the land. | *''Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (FHL compact disc number 9 pt. 255.) This index lists the name of the patentee, document and accession number, acreage, land office, and the location of the land. | ||
== Patents, Tract Books, and Land Entry Case Files == | |||
The Bureau of Land Management has original patents, tract books, and township plats. Copies of some of these tract books and early records are in the Department of Archives and History. The tract books for 1785 to about 1935 are on microfilm at the Family History Library: | The Bureau of Land Management has original patents, tract books, and township plats. Copies of some of these tract books and early records are in the Department of Archives and History. The tract books for 1785 to about 1935 are on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
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The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Alabama at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Alabama at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
== County Land Records == | |||
Once a parcel of land was transferred from government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold, and resold, with each transaction requiring new records. It is likely that one of your ancestors was recorded in person-to-person transactions like these. These records may offer clues such as the given name of a spouse, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land your ancestor owned. | Once a parcel of land was transferred from government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold, and resold, with each transaction requiring new records. It is likely that one of your ancestors was recorded in person-to-person transactions like these. These records may offer clues such as the given name of a spouse, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land your ancestor owned. | ||
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The Family History Library has microfilm copies of county land records for all except Morgan County, dating from when the county was established until about the 1900s to the 1920s. | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of county land records for all except Morgan County, dating from when the county was established until about the 1900s to the 1920s. | ||
== Choctaw Lands Allotted East of the Mississippi River <br>(1837–1906) == | |||
The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: | The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: | ||
Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. (FHL book 970.3 C451g.) | *Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. (FHL book 970.3 C451g.) | ||
A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: | A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: | ||
Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. (FHL book 970.3 C451d.) The book contains an extensive bibliography and a map showing Choctaw land cessions between 1801 and 1830 in Alabama and Mississippi. | *Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. (FHL book 970.3 C451d.) The book contains an extensive bibliography and a map showing Choctaw land cessions between 1801 and 1830 in Alabama and Mississippi. | ||
Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY<br> | ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY<br> | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Alabama]] | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||