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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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Transported individuals were not indexed by the Library of Virginia in their database. In order to find your immigrant listed in these records, search for the name of the person who claimed land for their importation. | Transported individuals were not indexed by the Library of Virginia in their database. In order to find your immigrant listed in these records, search for the name of the person who claimed land for their importation. | ||
1. Identify the name of the person who received a headright grant by checking published abstracts: | 1. Identify the name of the person who received a headright grant by checking published abstracts: [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/index.php?title=Virginia_Land_and_Property#Abstracts|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> | ||