Dusty here is the land grand info. I e-mailed you a copy of the land grant. Would Eeds been choctaw or white to get this land? The land grant says that James Eeds has a depostit in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land office at Tuscaloosa. whereby full payment has been made by James Eeds according to the provision of the act of congress of the 24th of April 1820, entitled "an act making further provision for the sale of public lands. By the President of the united states Martin Van Buren this land is located on what is know as Romulas Rd. Ala. In a message dated 8/25/02 10:35:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dustyc@microgear.net writes: > > Sound like possibly your ancestors purchased the land from a Choctaw who > had > been awarded a land allotment in 1831. Is there a name of who they > purchased > the land from on your records? > > dusty > the united states pres. Martin Van Buren