The Bureau of Land Management has put all of its land grant info online for about 10 eastern states - MI, OH, IN, WI, AR, MI, LA, MN, etc. The URL is: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov Whats great is, not only can you search for your relatives who helped pioneer these states, but if you find one you can actually print out a terrific scanned copy of the deed from the government, complete with the signature of the US President of the time (actually only through Andrew Jackson - from my cousin Martin Van Buren onward, other people actually did the signing). Check this out! I found lots of Coveys, but have not identified most of them. A suggestion: if you locate and identify a Covey, how about sending me the information - I've got a master list of the Coveys from each of the land grant sites - I'll compile a master copy and share it back to the list periodically. Any takers? Regards, Asa K. Gage (asak@aol.com) Searching for GAGE, COVEY, MESICK, KITTELL - All States and Eras; SHARP(E) in NY only.