I'd say the signatures are probably those of the land owners themselves. I've seen documents that were "signed" with an "x" because the person could not write his name. The document itself indicates that. juanita > While I can't say for absolute certainty that the signature is my > Great Great Great Grandfathers (I don't have a proven example), I > do know the signature is different that the writing on the rest > of the certificate. > > Aloha > Wayne, NH6K > > -----Original Message----- > From: lillian chastain [mailto:willow358@cox.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:22 PM > To: ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RC-ROOTS] Land Patent > > > Would any of the long time researches know if everything on the > form they fill out, is done by the agent or is there somewhere on > that piece of paper that actually has the person applying, > signature?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,