Hi R-Gang Cousins, Check out the following website: http:www.glorecords.blm.gov/ You can access and copy actual images of the original land grant records. It's searchable by surname, etc. and they have the following states available: <paraindent><param>right,left,out</param>Alabama Land Patents Arkansas Land Patents Florida Land Patents Indiana Land Patents Louisiana Land Patents Michigan Land Patents Minnesota Land Patents Mississippi Land Patents Missouri Land Patents Ohio Land Patents Wisconsin Land Patents </paraindent> It's free - you do have to register some information (user id, password), but then it's all free. I did a search for Rudd in Michigan and there about 25 results - Anson, Barker, Marverick, etc. Indiana had two - names not familiar to me. Have fun! Celia Celia