Monterey Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records - "F" Surnames California Land Patents Database The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inherited the functions of the General Land Office when it was established by Congress in 1946. The California Land Patents Database, derived from General Land Office and BLM information, contains deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the State of California between 1856 and 1995. While BLM has been referred to as "the Nations record keeper" it is the National Archives that actually keeps the files. The BLM, maintains diagrammatic plats known as Master Title Plats, which depict lands which are owned by the United States and lands which are patented. However, these plats do not have any information about who the lands were patented to. That information as only been available after tedious research, it is available now in this database. The California Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian), name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, case number and the patent document identification number. You can order a copy of the land patent from the CA BLM office: http://www.blm.gov/ca/ See the General Land Office web site for details: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov Or the National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/#genie Look for Land Entry Records California Land Patents Database Key to Case Types 181000- Public Lands Litigation 186001- Quit claim deed by US 210000- Acquisition by US 220000- Land exchange 230000- Withdrawal of Land by US 240000- Classification of Lands by US 250000 Disposition: Use and Occupancy 251000- Homestead 252000- Desert Land Act 253000- Indian Patents 254000- Color of Title Act 255000- Mining Claim Occupancy Act 260000 Grants 261000- Military Scrip Warrant Patents 262000- Lands to the State of California 262500- Swamp Land 263000- Rail Road Grants 264000- Airport conveyance act 267000- Spanish / Mexican Land Grants 270000 Sales 271000- Public Land Sale 272000- Cash 273000- Small Tract 274000- Recreation & Public Purposes 275000- Cemeteries and Parks 276000- Townsites 278000- Unintentional Trespass 371000 Multiple Use Act 386000 Mining Laws 386200- Lode Mining Claims 386300- Placer Mining Claims 386400- Millsite Claims Land Conveyance types in this database: PA - Patent GD - Grant Deed WD - Warranty Deed Land Conveyances to the State of California IL - State Lieu Selection (Lands the State selected in-lieu of sections 16 and 36, which they were entitled to but did not receive) LS - Forest Lieu Selection SG - State Grant SS - State Selection Key to Meridians: HM - Humbolt GS - Gila and Salt River (along the Colorado River) MD - Mount Diablo SB - San Bernardino MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME MD 0170S 0020E 026 942684 1924/08/11 F A HYDE & CO MD 0230S 0110E 027 4779 1893/10/07 FABRY FRANZ MD 0140S 0020E 025 1605 1868/11/10 FABRY JOHN MD 0170S 0060E 025 4956 1893/12/18 FABRY JOSEPH MD 0170S 0070E 009 352828 1913/08/27 FABRY JOSEPH F F MD 0170S 0070E 009 641583 1918/07/26 FABRY JOSEPH F F MD 0170S 0070E 009 641585 1918/07/26 FABRY JOSEPH F F MD 0170S 0070E 009 1035489 1930/03/18 FABRY JOSEPH FRANK FREDERICK MD 0220S 0090E 035 906216 1923/05/14 FACY WILLIAM MD 0170S 0010E 014 6666 1898/06/01 FADDEN ABEL MD 0170S 0010E 023 6666 1898/06/01 FADDEN ABEL MD 0170S 0010E 023 6663 1898/06/01 FADDEN JAMES MD 0180S 0010E 021 6772 1898/06/17 FAES FRANK G MD 0170S 0050E 019 5558 1895/03/04 FAHLER SAMUEL A MD 0230S 0120E 020 16895 1891/10/22 FAITH CHANNCEY MD 0230S 0120E 008 6376 1898/07/18 FAITH CHAUNCEY MD 0230S 0120E 017 6376 1898/07/18 FAITH CHAUNCEY MD 0220S 0130E 027 19348 1894/07/25 FALES NERVELL W MD 0230S 0130E 002 1673 1882/02/10 FALES NEWELL W MD 0220S 0130E 026 9193 1884/05/20 FALES NEWELL W MD 0220S 0130E 027 19347 1895/01/03 FALES NEWELL W MD 0220S 0130E 035 7372 1900/02/08 FALES NUNA H MD 0230S 0130E 002 9989 1889/06/12 FALES NUNA H MD 0220S 0130E 035 19345 1895/01/03 FALES NUNA H MD 0220S 0130E 035 19346 1894/07/25 FALES NUNA H MD 0230S 0130E 003 854431 1922/03/10 FALES NUNA HURD MD 0220S 0130E 027 255187 1912/03/25 FALES NUNA HURO MD 0230S 0110E 015 5491 1895/05/13 FALLMAN ALAX J MD 0230S 0110E 015 13009 1890/10/27 FALLMAN ALAX J MD 0220S 0090E 014 16294 1891/06/30 FALQUE CATHERINA ZELIA MD 0220S 0090E 011 4178 1892/04/20 FALQUE JEAN MD 0230S 0050E 032 4630 1892/09/27 FANCHER ABNER MD 0240S 0080E 007 14180 1890/04/04 FANCHER ALEXANDER B MD 0240S 0070E 013 15421 1891/05/16 FANCHER GEORGE M D MD 0240S 0070E 014 15421 1891/05/16 FANCHER GEORGE M D MD 0220S 0050E 020 10726 1887/05/06 FANCHER JAMES K P MD 0240S 0070E 014 12011 1889/12/06 FANCHER JAMES K P MD 0240S 0070E 015 615044 1918/01/24 FANCHER JOHN MD 0200S 0070E 018 607451 1917/11/12 FARINAS JOE MD 0200S 0070E 019 607451 1917/11/12 FARINAS JOE MD 0230S 0120E 024 5373 1894/07/31 FARY KING MD 0230S 0120E 025 5373 1894/07/31 FARY KING MD 0190S 0050E 007 04680106 1967/11/01 FAUCHER RACHEL H; BLOHM ROBERT R; BLOHM ESTELLE M MD 0170S 0020E 014 7864 1902/05/01 FELIZ FREDERICK P MD 0170S 0020E 023 7864 1902/05/01 FELIZ FREDERICK P MD 0210S 0080E 023 6056 1896/11/28 FELIZ STEPHEN MD 0210S 0080E 026 6056 1896/11/28 FELIZ STEPHEN MD 0210S 0080E 027 6056 1896/11/28 FELIZ STEPHEN MD 0210S 0080E 026 4210 1892/05/11 FELIZ VICENTE MD 0210S 0080E 035 5948 1896/05/16 FELIZ VICENTE JUNIOR MD 0210S 0090E 002 4663 1892/11/11 FERGUSON ANDREW J MD 0210S 0090E 002 19132 1894/05/21 FERGUSON BENJAMIN L MD 0210S 0090E 002 17046 1891/10/22 FERGUSON JOHN W MD 0230S 0090E 027 14693 1891/02/26 FERGUSON WILLIAM MD 0180S 0050E 002 1100690 1939/01/05 FERREIRA FRANK LUIZ MD 0180S 0050E 003 1100690 1939/01/05 FERREIRA FRANK LUIZ MD 0180S 0050E 009 1100690 1939/01/05 FERREIRA FRANK LUIZ MD 0180S 0050E 010 1100690 1939/01/05 FERREIRA FRANK LUIZ MD 0180S 0050E 011 1100690 1939/01/05 FERREIRA FRANK LUIZ MD 0220S 0080E 011 1017168 1928/06/27 FERRIN JOHN R MD 0220S 0080E 012 1017168 1928/06/27 FERRIN JOHN R MD 0220S 0080E 014 1017168 1928/06/27 FERRIN JOHN R MD 0220S 0130E 030 704241 1919/09/02 FERRIS LEO L MD 0220S 0130E 018 776598 1920/10/06 FERRIS LEO L MD 0220S 0130E 019 776598 1920/10/06 FERRIS LEO L MD 0220S 0130E 030 776598 1920/10/06 FERRIS LEO L MD 0220S 0120E 024 924369 1923/11/22 FERRIS MURLL W MD 0220S 0120E 025 924369 1923/11/22 FERRIS MURLL W MD 0220S 0130E 017 924369 1923/11/22 FERRIS MURLL W MD 0220S 0130E 018 1176483 1957/11/19 FERRIS MURLL W MD 0220S 0130E 019 1176483 1957/11/19 FERRIS MURLL W MD 0220S 0130E 017 954076 1925/02/25 FERRIS WILBUR M MD 0220S 0130E 019 954076 1925/02/25 FERRIS WILBUR M MD 0220S 0130E 020 954076 1925/02/25 FERRIS WILBUR M MD 0220S 0130E 021 954076 1925/02/25 FERRIS WILBUR M MD 0240S 0150E 008 14338 1891/02/24 FETTY L G MD 0240S 0150E 009 14338 1891/02/24 FETTY L G MD 0240S 0130E 034 12877 1890/09/25 FHRANE JAMES H MD 0230S 0110E 017 13576 1890/02/11 FIALHO FRANK V MD 0170S 0010E 021 1062914 1933/04/17 FIELD STEPHEN J MD 0170S 0010E 022 1062914 1933/04/17 FIELD STEPHEN J MD 0170S 0010E 027 1062914 1933/04/17 FIELD STEPHEN J MD 0170S 0010E 028 1062914 1933/04/17 FIELD STEPHEN J MD 0180S 0070E 008 897395 1923/02/26 FILLOON CHARLES R MD 0180S 0070E 017 901778 1923/04/04 FILLOON CHARLES R MD 0180S 0070E 018 901778 1923/04/04 FILLOON CHARLES R MD 0170S 0070E 032 803647 1921/04/18 FILLOON CHARLES ROSWELL MD 0180S 0070E 004 803647 1921/04/18 FILLOON CHARLES ROSWELL MD 0180S 0070E 004 803647 1921/04/18 FILLOON CHARLES ROSWELL MD 0180S 0070E 005 803647 1921/04/18 FILLOON CHARLES ROSWELL MD 0180S 0070E 005 803647 1921/04/18 FILLOON CHARLES ROSWELL MD 0180S 0040E 022 2587 1886/09/10 FINCH CHARLES B MD 0180S 0040E 027 7116 1882/03/15 FINCH CHARLES B MD 0180S 0040E 034 10909 1889/02/09 FINCH CHARLES B MD 0180S 0040E 027 12292 1888/11/15 FINCH JAMES W MD 0180S 0040E 021 92636 1882/06/30 FINCH JAMES W MD 0180S 0060E 030 7919 1882/03/15 FINE LIDGARD MD 0240S 0090E 031 16714 1893/11/16 FINNIN MABANE MD 0220S 0140E 031 20335 1899/01/14 FISHER DE ETTA MD 0230S 0140E 009 2238 1884/03/31 FISHER JOHN W MD 0230S 0140E 004 4998 1875/05/20 FISHER JOHN W MD 0230S 0140E 005 19452 1894/10/23 FISHER JOHN W MD 0220S 0140E 031 6848 1898/08/15 FISHER LULU MD 0240S 0120E 028 4814 1893/10/13 FITZGERALD JOHN MD 0240S 0120E 027 12083 1889/12/12 FITZGERALD JOHN MD 0210S 0030E 024 11372 1889/10/25 FITZGERALD MICHAEL MD 0200S 0100E 035 19891 1896/03/16 FITZMAURICE JOHN MD 0240S 0130E 035 12862 1889/12/12 FLAHERTY COLMAN MD 0200S 0120E 017 13587 1890/09/25 FLAHERTY MARY A MD 0240S 0100E 026 2288 1870/05/02 FLANAGAN THOMAS MD 0160S 0010W 024 19705 1895/06/29 FLEMING JOHN W MD 0160S 0010W 025 19705 1895/06/29 FLEMING JOHN W MD 0230S 0080E 015 12116 1888/11/15 FLEMING WILLIAM T MD 0230S 0130E 026 877337 1922/08/23 FLENTGE OBIDIAH MD 0230S 0130E 034 877337 1922/08/23 FLENTGE OBIDIAH MD 0230S 0130E 035 877337 1922/08/23 FLENTGE OBIDIAH MD 0230S 0130E 025 881493 1922/09/25 FLENTGE OSCAR D MD 0230S 0140E 030 881493 1922/09/25 FLENTGE OSCAR D MD 0230S 0140E 030 881493 1922/09/25 FLENTGE OSCAR D MD 0160S 0030E 028 1376 1881/05/03 FLETCHER ALFRED MD 0160S 0030E 010 3411 1890/10/25 FLETCHER FRANCIS MARION MD 0160S 0030E 011 422435 1914/07/16 FLETCHER THOMAS MD 0160S 0030E 010 1040679 1930/09/23 FLETCHER THOMAS HEIRS OF MD 0230S 0130E 031 7933 1902/11/21 FLICK WILLIAM MD 0230S 0130E 032 7933 1902/11/21 FLICK WILLIAM MD 0240S 0110E 009 2004 1870/05/10 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 014 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 020 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 021 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 022 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 027 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 028 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 029 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 032 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 033 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 034 3137 1871/10/05 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 030 3538 1872/08/01 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0240S 0110E 031 3538 1872/08/01 FLINT ROBERT G MD 0210S 0110E 009 1117647 1943/12/16 FLORES ANTONE MD 0160S 0030E 004 6429 1898/10/13 FLORES JESUS MD 0230S 0110E 033 4781 1893/10/13 FLORES MANUEL MD 0210S 0110E 008 949548 1924/12/08 FLORES TONY MD 0210S 0110E 009 949548 1924/12/08 FLORES TONY MD 0210S 0110E 008 950304 1924/12/20 FLORES TONY MD 0210S 0110E 008 962700 1925/07/06 FLORES TONY MD 0240S 0060E 026 11478 1890/09/25 FLYNN THOMAS MD 0240S 0060E 035 11478 1890/09/25 FLYNN THOMAS MD 0240S 0060E 027 16691 1891/08/04 FLYNN THOMAS MD 0240S 0150E 018 5726 1895/05/13 FOGG FREDERIC MD 0240S 0150E 019 5726 1895/05/13 FOGG FREDERIC MD 0180S 0040E 010 10952 1899/12/30 FOJADA ALESSANDRO MD 0180S 0040E 013 13859 1890/12/29 FOJADA GUILIO MD 0170S 0040E 035 12539 1890/06/24 FOJADA GUISEPPE MD 0230S 0120E 015 756566 1920/06/14 FOLEY BRIDGET S MD 0230S 0120E 015 892902 1923/01/12 FOLEY BRIDGET S MD 0240S 0130E 035 12451 1890/07/03 FOLEY COLMAN MD 0190S 0110E 013 888574 1922/11/20 FOLKS NATHAN J MD 0190S 0080E 026 12477 1890/06/24 FOLSOM CHARLES E MD 0220S 0040E 025 8027 1902/11/21 FONTES ANTONIO MD 0240S 0160E 007 13489 1890/11/25 FOORE GEORGE MD 0220S 0070E 025 401944 1914/04/30 FORBES ANITA MD 0220S 0080E 017 8588 1904/12/31 FORBES FREDERICK MD 0240S 0080E 001 1061820 1933/02/24 FORBES JAMES A JUNIOR MD 0240S 0080E 012 1061820 1933/02/24 FORBES JAMES A JUNIOR MD 0240S 0090E 006 1061820 1933/02/24 FORBES JAMES A JUNIOR MD 0240S 0090E 007 1061820 1933/02/24 FORBES JAMES A JUNIOR MD 0220S 0070E 025 377748 1914/01/19 FORBES JAMES ALONZO MD 0240S 0080E 003 143084 1931/01/03 FORBES LOUIS P HEIRS OF MD 0240S 0080E 004 143084 1931/01/03 FORBES LOUIS P HEIRS OF MD 0240S 0080E 010 143084 1931/01/03 FORBES LOUIS P HEIRS OF MD 0240S 0100E 031 7778 1901/07/09 FORBES WILLIAM MD 0240S 0090E 018 270212 1912/05/27 FORD ABSALOM B MD 0240S 0080E 027 5306 1894/05/07 FORD JAMES F MD 0230S 0150E 034 3230 1890/07/03 FORD JAMES W MD 0240S 0090E 018 5895 1896/03/21 FORD JOHN A MD 0170S 0030E 029 4622 1892/09/27 FOREMAN BARTLEY MD 0170S 0030E 030 4622 1892/09/27 FOREMAN BARTLEY MD 0170S 0030E 029 4152 1892/03/23 FOREMAN HENRY MD 0170S 0030E 031 4152 1892/03/23 FOREMAN HENRY MD 0170S 0030E 032 4152 1892/03/23 FOREMAN HENRY MD 0170S 0030E 030 2362 1884/05/10 FOREMAN JOHN MD 0180S 0030E 011 3790 1892/02/08 FOREMAN JOSEPH MD 0180S 0030E 014 3790 1892/02/08 FOREMAN JOSEPH MD 0220S 0090E 005 7500 1900/11/28 FORNO MARCO MD 0240S 0100E 023 155094 1910/10/03 FORSYTH JEAN B; COREY JEAN B MD 0240S 0100E 026 155094 1910/10/03 FORSYTH JEAN B; COREY JEAN B MD 0240S 0100E 027 155094 1910/10/03 FORSYTH JEAN B; COREY JEAN B MD 0190S 0050E 023 5487 1895/03/13 FOSTER ANDREW J MD 0190S 0050E 015 7701 1901/07/09 FOSTER ARTHUR E MD 0190S 0050E 022 658 1893/02/11 FOSTER ARTHUR E; CUTHBERTSON THOMAS H MD 0170S 0020E 028 906903 1923/05/21 FOSTER LUKE W MD 0200S 0060E 001 424 A 1891/05/23 FOUQUE JOSEPH; BRADFORD JAMES L; BORONDA ANTONIO M MD 0220S 0100E 018 17660 1891/11/03 FOWLE LEVI B MD 0210S 0110E 002 5527 1876/05/15 FOX MICHAEL MD 0240S 0120E 014 18411 1892/07/20 FRANCES CHARLES H MD 0230S 0130E 027 8180 1905/08/21 FRANCHI CHARLES HEIRS OF MD 0230S 0130E 034 8180 1905/08/21 FRANCHI CHARLES HEIRS OF MD 0240S 0130E 004 7714 1901/04/22 FRANCHI CONSTANTINO MD 0220S 0130E 003 7535 1900/12/17 FRANCOIS ADELE MD 0220S 0130E 004 7535 1900/12/17 FRANCOIS ADELE MD 0220S 0120E 011 1029611 1929/07/23 FRANCOIS HENRY MD 0220S 0130E 013 20587 1902/11/14 FRANCOIS ISABEL MD 0210S 0080E 026 8527 1904/08/30 FRANSCIONI CANDIDO MD 0210S 0080E 035 8527 1904/08/30 FRANSCIONI CANDIDO MD 0220S 0090E 006 5798 1895/11/13 FRANSCIONI PONZIANO MD 0210S 0070E 017 4311 1892/06/10 FRANSCIONI VALENTINO MD 0210S 0070E 018 4311 1892/06/10 FRANSCIONI VALENTINO MD 0210S 0070E 007 122673 1910/04/01 FRANSCIONI VICTOR F MD 0210S 0070E 008 122673 1910/04/01 FRANSCIONI VICTOR F MD 0210S 0070E 018 122673 1910/04/01 FRANSCIONI VICTOR F MD 0210S 0080E 004 14835 1891/05/01 FRASCH CHARLES MD 0210S 0090E 012 17372 1892/09/15 FRASER JOSEPHENE MD 0210S 0070E 002 5794 1896/03/02 FRASER THOMAS MD 0120S 0020E 025 2585 1870/09/15 FRAZIER JAMES MD 0220S 0080E 035 1088785 1937/03/10 FRAZIER LAWRENCE R MD 0160S 0060E 019 5023 1894/01/08 FREED JOHN B MD 0120S 0020E 024 4120 1874/06/01 FREELS JOHN T MD 0230S 0080E 006 1979 1882/09/30 FREEMAN ESCOLITA MD 0190S 0070E 018 8651 1883/10/01 FREITAS LIZANDRO J MD 0230S 0150E 033 5019 1894/01/08 FRENCH ALEXANDER MD 0230S 0150E 033 5011 1894/01/08 FRENCH JOSEPH A MD 0230S 0150E 019 927829 1923/12/28 FRENCH JOSEPH A MD 0230S 0150E 030 927829 1923/12/28 FRENCH JOSEPH A MD 0230S 0150E 034 12832 1890/09/25 FRENCH MARY ALICE MD 0230S 0150E 033 5012 1894/01/08 FRENCH WILLIAM M MD 0160S 0030E 002 6936 1880/01/20 FRENCH WILLIAM M MD 0180S 0030E 012 3791 1892/02/08 FRESE FREDRICK MD 0180S 0030E 012 7320 1882/03/15 FRESE FREDRICK MD 0180S 0030E 002 2903 1889/03/16 FRESE FREDRICK W MD 0180S 0030E 002 7519 1882/03/15 FRESE FREDRICK W MD 0180S 0030E 012 16070 1890/12/29 FRESE FREDRICK W MD 0180S 0030E 013 16070 1890/12/29 FRESE FREDRICK W MD 0180S 0030E 002 4474 1892/06/25 FRESE JULIA MD 0180S 0030E 011 4473 1892/06/25 FRESE MEADS F MD 0180S 0030E 010 10783 1889/10/15 FRESE MEADS F MD 0240S 0150E 017 15635 1891/05/13 FRETWELL CHARLES MD 0240S 0150E 018 2060 1883/01/20 FRETWELL JOHN W MD 0210S 0100E 018 90335 1891/11/09 FRISBEE LUTHER; CESMAT ERNEST MD 0230S 0100E 020 13528 1890/11/25 FRITS ARTHUR MD 0230S 0100E 027 13499 1890/11/25 FRITS CHARLES S MD 0180S 0050E 019 1129693 1950/08/11 FRITSCH CLYDE MD 0180S 0050E 030 1129693 1950/08/11 FRITSCH CLYDE MD 0180S 0050E 017 1193021 1959/02/24 FRITSCH CLYDE G MD 0180S 0050E 018 1193021 1959/02/24 FRITSCH CLYDE G MD 0180S 0050E 019 1193021 1959/02/24 FRITSCH CLYDE G MD 0180S 0050E 020 1193021 1959/02/24 FRITSCH CLYDE G MD 0210S 0110E 018 511940 1916/02/05 FRITZER HEJE MD 0210S 0110E 018 872390 1922/07/13 FRITZER HEJE H MD 0190S 0090E 034 16563 1891/08/04 FROST JOHN MD 0200S 0090E 003 20078 1897/12/18 FROST JOHN MD 0230S 0120E 035 13377 1890/11/25 FROST WILLIAM MD 0240S 0140E 029 4842 1893/10/13 FRY CHARLES H MD 0240S 0130E 005 115001 1891/05/12 FULCHER JESSIE; FULCHER ELIZABETH A; CRAMER JOSEPH MD 0240S 0130E 008 115001 1891/05/12 FULCHER JESSIE; FULCHER ELIZABETH A; CRAMER JOSEPH MD 0190S 0050E 012 13102 1890/10/27 FULTON FULMER E MD 0200S 0070E 030 1216435 1961/01/12 FURNAS WENDELL J; FURNAS ESTHER H MD 0200S 0070E 031 1216435 1961/01/12 FURNAS WENDELL J; FURNAS ESTHER H MD 0200S 0020E 014 8388 1882/11/10 FURTH SAMUEL MD 0200S 0030E 018 8388 1882/11/10 FURTH SAMUEL MD 0180S 0010E 014 10937 1890/09/25 FUSSEL NORTON MD 0180S 0010E 017 13354 1890/11/25 FUSSELL THOMAS A MD 0150S 0050E 023 8790 1905/11/03 FUTTERER EMIL