An overlooked resource http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/summer/state-papers.html The British, French, and Spanish governments granted a great deal of land within their American holdings to the inhabitants prior to the acquisition of the territories by the United States. After taking control of the land, the U.S. Government had to validate the titles originally granted by foreign authorities before the claimant could have legal possession of the land. I have a copy of this index - Grass Roots of America - and there are a LOT of Acadian names. At many libraries John