see - this is why I stay tuned to this site. You all are so knowledgeable. Thanks for the specifics. Bev On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Poldi Tonin <toninroots@gmail.com> wrote: > The land records of the BLM is for federal land grants. Some states such as > Texas were state land grants. A portion of some states may contain federal > lands and be included in the BLM records. Virginia was a state land grant > as were many of the early colonial areas prior to the Revolutionary War and > the establishment of the federal government. > Poldi > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Vivian <vivm2007@woh.rr.com> wrote: > > > Virginia land records are available at the Library of Virginia website. > > http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F > > Many of the original deeds are online > > > > On 6/12/2012 7:39 PM, Nancy Hansen wrote: > > > Bev, > > > > > > When I search on Virginia, Tenn & Texas. I only get 1 or 2 counties to > > > choose from. Is that your experience? > > > > > > Nan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com > > > [mailto:sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beverly > > > Rampey > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:22 PM > > > To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brenda Brazell's request > > > > > > To check on where the land for your ancestor may have been, go to the > > Bureau > > > of Land Management, Department of the Interior's website and look for > the > > > state and then for the name. There are worlds of information there. > We > > > have tracked our ancestors' moves across from Virginia to Missouri by > the > > > land purchases they have made. We have also been able to get copies of > > the > > > actual purchase agreements which show the various Presidents who were > > > serving when the purchases were made. It's a great little piece of > > American > > > history. > > > > > > Bev Rampey > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." > Hercule Poirot > > http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford > This project includes Lankford spelling also. > > "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will > eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne > for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." > --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I tried what Bev said on going to Bureau of Land Management and going to their Depart of the Interior's website. I couldn't find where to find the state nor but in a name to look up. Can You help me please. Thank you, Ellen On Jun 12, 2012, at 8:42 PM, Beverly Rampey wrote: > see - this is why I stay tuned to this site. You all are so > knowledgeable. Thanks for the specifics. > > Bev > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Poldi Tonin <toninroots@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The land records of the BLM is for federal land grants. Some states >> such as >> Texas were state land grants. A portion of some states may contain >> federal >> lands and be included in the BLM records. Virginia was a state land >> grant >> as were many of the early colonial areas prior to the Revolutionary >> War and >> the establishment of the federal government. >> Poldi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Vivian <vivm2007@woh.rr.com> wrote: >> >>> Virginia land records are available at the Library of Virginia >>> website. >>> http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F >>> Many of the original deeds are online >>> >>> On 6/12/2012 7:39 PM, Nancy Hansen wrote: >>>> Bev, >>>> >>>> When I search on Virginia, Tenn & Texas. I only get 1 or 2 >>>> counties to >>>> choose from. Is that your experience? >>>> >>>> Nan >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com >>>> [mailto:sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >>>> Beverly >>>> Rampey >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:22 PM >>>> To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com >>>> Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brenda Brazell's request >>>> >>>> To check on where the land for your ancestor may have been, go to >>>> the >>> Bureau >>>> of Land Management, Department of the Interior's website and look >>>> for >> the >>>> state and then for the name. There are worlds of information >>>> there. >> We >>>> have tracked our ancestors' moves across from Virginia to >>>> Missouri by >> the >>>> land purchases they have made. We have also been able to get >>>> copies of >>> the >>>> actual purchase agreements which show the various Presidents who >>>> were >>>> serving when the purchases were made. It's a great little piece of >>> American >>>> history. >>>> >>>> Bev Rampey >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>>> 'unsubscribe' >>> without >>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania >> for her." >> Hercule Poirot >> >> http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com >> >> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford >> This project includes Lankford spelling also. >> >> "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will >> eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne >> for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." >> --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >