Here are the listings from the BLM site for Section 27, T14S, R1W, with dates from Tract Book in brackets [ ]. SE1/4 of SW1/4 - BARTON, HENRY C AL Blount 9/10/1838 [Aug 9 1836] NE1/4 of SE1/4 - COWDEN, WILSON C AL Blount 3/1/1858 [Nov ? 1854] SE1/4 of SE1/4 - COWDON, WILSON C AL Blount 5/1/1850 [Nov 22 1849] NE1/4 of SW1/4 - HARTGRAVES, CALEB AL Blount 8/1/1839 [Oct 23 1835] W1/2 of SE1/4 - HIGGINBOTHAM, SHANNON K AL Blount 3/1/1858 [Nov 1 1854] E1/2 of NW1/4 - SARGENT, JOHN P AL Blount 9/1/1860 [Nov 11 1852] [Note: Some of these had land in other sections on the same certificate.] As you can see, the purchasing process started quite a while before the final certificate date for most of these. Here are listings from the Tract Book for Blount Co., AL, which are not listed on the BLM website, for Section 27, T14S, R1W: W1/2 of NE1/4 - Ann Cowden - Aug 4, 1853 [Mil.Act of 1850] E1/2 of NW1/4 - Joseph Sargent, asse -Sept 11 1819 NW1/4 of SW1/4 - R. R. - no date SW1/4 of SW1/4 - R. R. - no date W1/2 of SW1/4 - Henry C Barton, asse - 14 July 1819 There are a lot of listings on the AL Tract Book for Blount Co. which are not listed on the BLM website. Quite a few of them were listed in 1819. Some were military warrants. Most of those which are listed on the BLM site were cash entries or homestead entries. Most of these have earlier dates on the Tract Book. Melba Clark