I have seen several land grants in the name of women with living husbands. It might be that the husband has unpaid debts in an other state or has taken bankruptcy. He might also be mentally incompetent. He could also be a convicted felon. Hope this helps. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com russell.baker@arkansas.gov This electronic message transmission contains information from the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives and may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us by telephone (501-682-6900) immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Ken l Ford [mailto:ksford2@juno.com] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:13 PM To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AGS] land patents Hi everyone, can anyone offer any possible reasons why, in the 1850s, 2 land patents would be purchased in the woman's name of a married couple? They were living together. This is only family rumor, so I'm very interested in other reasons, but, if he was native American....was it still illegal in the 1850s in AR for Native Americans to own land? Thanks for the help and opinions! Sincerely, Shantell Ford ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! ==== AGS Mailing List ==== Please do not forward or cross post messages to this list or from this list without the permission of the original author.