Hi, Tree Mother. "Dividend land" had no precise meaning and was simply any land that had been a part of an immediately prior patent. Thus, if by his will you had gained 50 acres of a patent that had issued to your father, you might describe that tract as "dividend land" Genealogy without documentation is nothing. Paul Drake JD Genealogist & Author <www.DrakesBooks.com> Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Lands grants, purchases, etc. > Paul: I have come across a term never seen prior to now. It is "Dividend > Land". It is in reference to land in Virginia. > Will you please explain this and give a bit of history as to the reason > for Dividend Land. > Thank you. > Tree Mother > >
Paul: Thank you very much. I found this term used repeatedly by someone in a family history book and became awfully confused. The author used the term to define all lands received by patent, etc. as dividend land. It seems there will always be a "first time." Tree Mother > Hi, Tree Mother. "Dividend land" had no precise meaning and was simply > any land that had been a part of an immediately prior patent. Thus, if by > his will you had gained 50 acres of a patent that had issued to your > father, you might describe that tract as "dividend land" > > > Genealogy without documentation is nothing. > Paul Drake JD > Genealogist & Author > <www.DrakesBooks.com> > > > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Lands grants, purchases, etc. > > > > Paul: I have come across a term never seen prior to now. It is > "Dividend > > Land". It is in reference to land in Virginia. > > Will you please explain this and give a bit of history as to the > reason > > for Dividend Land. > > Thank you. > > Tree Mother > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > The USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org > Do Not Post Chain Letters, Virus Warnings, etc. to this list. > This list is for Genealogy, History and Related Topics. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >