Can someone give me an explanation of what an assignee is in the surveyors records? Under what circumstances would this term be used? I seem to see it fairly often and am somewhat confused by this. Does the "assignee" now own the property? What about the person who names an "assignee?" Thanks, Linda B

Linda Bailey wrote: > Can someone give me an explanation of what an assignee is in the surveyors records? Under what circumstances would this term be used? > I seem to see it fairly often and am somewhat confused by this. Does the "assignee" now own the property? What about the person who names an "assignee?" Assignee is, basically, the buyer or purchaser. It means that the original owner has sold and "signed over" his rights, etc. to the new holder or owner. The original holder or assignor no longer has any claims. Land warrants either purchased from the land office or given as payment for military service were deliberatley written vaguely. Thus a warrant would be issued for 100 acres, for example, in a certain area but there would be no specific piece of land connected to that warrant until the holder applied for a survey and the survey was approved and registered. The warrant, which was simply a piece of paper stating that the current holder had a right to x amount of land in an area, could be bought and sold several times over during that entire process...and sometimes even afterwords for on occasion you will find that the last assignee will ask to trade the surveyed land chosen by a previous holder for another piece that the newest owner likes better. If actual title hadn't been issued on either the survey or the new land choice, often that swap would be made. The original owner of the warrant may never have even visited the area where the land is actually claimed and surveyed.