Another great site suggestion: U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau Of Land Management The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ You can get the best results with wildcard searches if you have lots of name spelling variations. such as Dunl% for Dunlavey, Dunlevy, Dunleavy etc. You can make print out copies of many of the original land patents or send for them.