Bev, Thankyou so much for the tip!! We will get right on that. Sue On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Beverly Rampey <threemares@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 >