Mississippi Land Patents Database: Quitman County A-Z Contributed by Joy Fisher and Tina Vickery Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm These land records represent the transfer of public lands to private ownership. In most cases they represent purchase of the land by individuals from the United States Government. Others are the result of homesteading, Indian cessions or treaties, or bounty lands given to military veterans. This database of more than 225,000 records can be browsed and is based on the original raw database of the General Land Office, a precursor to the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM is in the process of scanning and putting on- line all of these records for you to see and print out for your own use. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov The database this introduction is appended to may contain errors the BLM has corrected as they double checked every record while scanning the documents. Once you have found an entry of interest in this database, be sure to double check it against the BLM web site. The county designation in this database represents what county the land is in today, not what county it was at the time the individual took possession of the land, as county boundaries have changed many times over the years. You can view current county maps at the Mississippi Department of Transportation web site: http://www.gomdot.com/maps/county_maps.asp These maps show the Township, Range and Section numbers of each parcel of land in the county. Last Name First Name MI SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE MERIDIAN TOTAL_ACRE SIGN_DATE REMARKS BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 13 8S 10W CHICKASAW 640.52 1849/10/06 BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 10 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.88 1849/10/06 BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 12 8S 10W CHICKASAW 642.68 1849/10/06 BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 13 9S 10W CHICKASAW 199.59 1845/01/13 BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 14 8S 10W CHICKASAW 640 1849/10/06 BRADFORD BENJAMIN M 11 8S 10W CHICKASAW 642.84 1849/10/06 BROWN JAMES 17 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.74 1847/03/01 PITTSER MILLER BROWN JAMES 3 8S 11W CHICKASAW 155.5 1846/01/15 AUSTIN MILLER BROWN JAMES 20 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.01 1846/01/15 PITTSER MILLER BROWN JAMES 5 8S 11W CHICKASAW 190 1846/01/15 AUSTIN MILLER BROWN JAMES 5 8S 11W CHICKASAW 159.78 1846/01/15 AUSTIN MILLER BROWN JAMES 17 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.48 1847/03/01 PITTSER MILLER BROWN JAMES 7 7S 10W CHICKASAW 316.4 1846/01/15 PITTSER MILLER BROWN JAMES 6 7S 10W CHICKASAW 318.32 1846/01/15 PITTSER MILLER BROWN JAMES 22 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.4 1846/07/30 PITTSER MILLER BULLEN SAMUEL 10 9S 10W CHICKASAW 20.55 1845/01/13 BULLEN SAMUEL 11 9S 10W CHICKASAW 370.21 1845/01/13 BULLEN SAMUEL 3 9S 10W CHICKASAW 524.88 1845/01/13 BULLEN SAMUEL 33 7S 10W CHICKASAW 629.6 1846/07/30 BULLEN SAMUEL 28 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.08 1846/07/30 DAVIS JOHN 12 9S 10W CHICKASAW 638.05 1848/06/14 DAVIS JOHN 2 9S 10W CHICKASAW 641.52 1848/06/14 DAVIS JOHN 1 9S 10W CHICKASAW 641.74 1848/06/14 DRAKE JAMES W 1 8S 11W CHICKASAW 263 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 30 8S 10W CHICKASAW 209 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 23 8S 11W CHICKASAW 29.49 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 2 8S 11W CHICKASAW 298 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 32 8S 10W CHICKASAW 85.5 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 2 8S 11W CHICKASAW 157.5 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 4 9S 10W CHICKASAW 80.08 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 19 8S 10W CHICKASAW 296 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 33 8S 10W CHICKASAW 397.59 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 24 8S 11W CHICKASAW 10.5 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 24 8S 11W CHICKASAW 105.57 1847/06/30 DRIVER ELI M 24 8S 11W CHICKASAW 146 1847/06/30 DRIVER ELI M 24 8S 11W CHICKASAW 82 1847/06/30 DRIVER ELI M 24 8S 11W CHICKASAW 49.5 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 14 8S 11W CHICKASAW 156.95 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 6 8S 11W CHICKASAW 72.31 1845/01/13 DRIVER ELI M 13 8S 11W CHICKASAW 314.6 1846/07/30 DRIVER ELI M 19 8S 10W CHICKASAW 145.5 1846/07/30 EDMONDSON ROBERT W 15 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.56 1848/11/30 EDMONDSON ROBERT W 9 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.64 1848/11/30 EDMONDSON ROBERT W 16 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.8 1848/11/30 HEARD JESSE 12 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.88 1846/07/30 HEARD JESSE 13 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640.08 1846/07/30 HEARD JESSE 27 7S 10W CHICKASAW 638.72 1846/07/30 HEARD JESSE 25 7S 10W CHICKASAW 320.2 1846/07/30 HEARD JESSE 24 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.68 1846/07/30 HEARD JESSE 34 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.76 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 25 7S 10W CHICKASAW 320.2 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 35 7S 10W CHICKASAW 147.82 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 36 7S 10W CHICKASAW 567.92 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 1 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.86 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 17 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.74 1846/07/30 HOOVER THOMAS B 12 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.88 1846/07/30 HORTON ANTHONY W 15 8S 11W CHICKASAW 129.17 1845/01/13 JONES JOHN P 4 8S 11W CHICKASAW 638.16 1847/03/01 JONES WELDON 29 8S 10W CHICKASAW 591.17 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 34 8S 10W CHICKASAW 467.64 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 35 8S 10W CHICKASAW 462.49 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 19 8S 10W CHICKASAW 160.43 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 36 8S 10W CHICKASAW 453.16 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 9 8S 10W CHICKASAW 633.8 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 2 8S 11W CHICKASAW 159.9 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 23 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.68 1846/04/15 JONES WELDON 28 8S 10W CHICKASAW 319.98 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 3 8S 11W CHICKASAW 160.1 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 26 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.92 1846/04/15 JONES JOHN P 10 8S 11W CHICKASAW 629.16 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 14 7S 10W CHICKASAW 641.28 1846/04/15 JONES JOHN P 11 8S 11W CHICKASAW 640.52 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 12 8S 11W CHICKASAW 641.88 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 13 8S 11W CHICKASAW 320.6 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 14 8S 11W CHICKASAW 80.92 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 14 8S 11W CHICKASAW 320.8 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 3 8S 11W CHICKASAW 320.2 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 5 8S 10W CHICKASAW 645.4 1846/07/28 JONES WELDON 21 8S 10W CHICKASAW 640.72 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 23 8S 10W CHICKASAW 640.88 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 15 8S 10W CHICKASAW 321.76 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 27 8S 10W CHICKASAW 638.24 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 16 8S 10W CHICKASAW 644.04 1847/03/01 JONES JOHN P 25 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.52 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 26 8S 10W CHICKASAW 638.16 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 8 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.12 1847/03/01 JONES WELDON 22 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.16 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 6 8S 10W CHICKASAW 619.76 1846/07/28 JONES JOHN P 4 8S 10W CHICKASAW 640.8 1847/03/01 JONES WELDON 17 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 18 8S 10W CHICKASAW 642 1847/06/30 JONES WELDON 20 8S 10W CHICKASAW 639 1847/06/30 JONES JOHN P 7 8S 10W CHICKASAW 643.2 1847/03/01 LAWRENCE DANIEL 2 8S 10W CHICKASAW 642.4 1847/05/17 LAWRENCE DANIEL 3 8S 10W CHICKASAW 642.44 1847/05/17 LAWRENCE DANIEL 15 8S 10W CHICKASAW 321.76 1847/05/17 LAWRENCE DANIEL 34 7S 10W CHICKASAW 303.52 1847/05/17 LEFTWICH LITTLEBERRY 30 7S 10W CHICKASAW 320 1846/07/30 LEFTWICH LITTLEBERRY 35 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.52 1846/07/30 MARTIN JOHN D 1 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.72 1847/05/17 MARTIN JOHN D 2 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.44 1847/05/17 MARTIN JOHN D 12 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.76 1847/05/17 MARTIN JOHN D 3 7S 10W CHICKASAW 638.96 1847/05/17 MARTIN JOHN D 11 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.52 1847/05/17 MARTIN JOHN D 10 7S 10W CHICKASAW 638.48 1847/05/17 MILLER PITTSER 21 7S 10W CHICKASAW 640 1846/02/02 JAMES BROWN MILLER PITTSER 20 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.42 1846/02/02 JAMES BROWN MORGAN BRANCH 35 7S 10W CHICKASAW 149.3 1847/06/30 NEILSON WILLIAM S 18 7S 10W CHICKASAW 158.8 1846/07/30 NEILSON WILLIAM S 18 7S 10W CHICKASAW 320 1846/07/30 NEILSON WILLIAM S 18 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159 1846/07/30 WILLIAM H WENDEL NILES THOMAS N 29 7S 10W CHICKASAW 614.82 1846/02/12 NILES THOMAS N 32 7S 10W CHICKASAW 602 1846/02/12 ASSIGNEE OF RICHARD E ORNE ORNE RICHARD E 31 7S 10W CHICKASAW 312.25 1846/01/15 ORNE RICHARD E 19 7S 10W CHICKASAW 605.25 1846/01/15 ORNE RICHARD E 30 7S 10W CHICKASAW 319.55 1846/01/15 ORNE RICHARD E 4 7S 10W CHICKASAW 618 1846/01/15 ORNE RICHARD E 5 7S 10W CHICKASAW 597.5 1846/01/15 ORNE RICHARD E 6 7S 10W CHICKASAW 302.32 1846/01/15 SHELDON SAMUEL B 28 8S 10W CHICKASAW 319.98 1846/07/30 SHELDON SAMUEL B 24 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.52 1846/07/30 STEPPACHER WOLF 1 8S 10W CHICKASAW 641.96 1848/11/30 HENRY BISSINGER TAYLOR LEVI J 1 7S 10W CHICKASAW 159.86 1848/11/30 WILIE JOHN N 31 7S 10W CHICKASAW 312.89 1846/07/30 WILIE JOHN N 8 7S 10W CHICKASAW 639.84 1846/07/30 WILIE JOHN N 9 8S 11W CHICKASAW 316.34 1845/01/13 WILIE JOHN N 1 8S 11W CHICKASAW 366 1846/07/30 NORTH OF COLD WATER RIVER WILIE JOHN N 5 8S 11W CHICKASAW 136.27 1847/06/30 WILIE JOHN N 8 8S 11W CHICKASAW 7.29 1845/01/13 WILIE JOHN N 7 7S 10W CHICKASAW 320 1846/07/30