Once again I am asking the list for help with my Leverett research in Perry County, Alabama. Thank you for considering my query. Charlotte Tucker Tuscaloosa, AL My court house research has shown the following.... Chesley and Delilah [Lagrone]Leverett sold about 80 acres to Samuel G. McLaughlin on January 31, 1872. The land is described as the West ½ of the Northwest ¼ Section 19 in Township 20 of Range 8 [East]. The sale is recorded October 6, 1880, in Perry County Alabama Deed Book SS pages 452, 453. The recorded deed reads: " . we do covenant with the said Samuel G. McLaughlin . that we the said Chesley Liverett and Delilah Liverett are lawfully seized in fee[i] of the afore granted premises . and we have a good right to sell and convey the same to the said Samuel G. McLaughlin ." Chesley Leverett paid Real Property tax on this land in 1849, 1850 and 1851 and again in 1858 in the Old Town District of Perry County, Alabama. The original tax book is held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery. The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States records online states a patent for this specific land description was issued to Washington Dobbins on September 13, 1847.[ii] No record of sale of this land by Washington Dobbins to Leverett has been located at this time. My questions are 1) did Washington Dobbins marry into the LaGrone family? I know Daniel Dobbins (brother to Washington Dobbins) married Anny/Anna LaGrone in Perry County in1839. See the Original marriage bonds for Perry County held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History Montgomery; and 2) Can anyone shed any light as to why Chesley Leverett legally owned this specific land previously owned by Washington Dobbins? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i] Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition states this means real estate is lawfully owned [ii] www.glorecords.blm.com