Mississippi Land Patents Database: Simpson County D-G 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 DAMPEER EPHRAM 36 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1904/10/28 DAVIS LUCY 35 1N 2E CHOCTAW 79.8 1884/12/30 DAVIS LUCY 34 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1884/12/30 DEAN SANDY 25 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1896/10/31 DEAN SANDY 26 1N 2E CHOCTAW 158.75 1896/10/31 DEAR JAMES 34 1N 3E CHOCTAW 79.75 1826/08/01 DEAR JAMES 27 1N 3E CHOCTAW 159.5 1840/02/10 JOHN CUPP DEAR JESSE 27 1N 3E CHOCTAW 39.88 1844/08/01 DEAR JESSE 32 1N 2E CHOCTAW 120.12 1859/03/01 DEAR JESSE 31 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 DEAR JAMES 34 1N 3E CHOCTAW 39.88 1840/02/10 DEAR JAMES 34 1N 3E CHOCTAW 39.88 1840/12/10 DEPRIEST ISHAM 1 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 DEPRIEST ISHAM 1 1N 3E CHOCTAW 116.1 1859/03/01 DERDAN JOHN 26 1N 2E CHOCTAW 159.7 1840/02/10 MAHALA O STEEN DICKENS JOHN 31 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1840/02/10 NANCY GRAVES DICKENS JOHN 31 1N 3E CHOCTAW 159.95 1840/02/10 NANCY GRAVES DICKSON WILLIAM 25 1N 1E CHOCTAW 144.4 1829/04/01 DICKSON WILLIAM A 36 1N 2E CHOCTAW 39.75 1896/10/31 DICKSON HARRIET 25 1N 1E CHOCTAW 40 1841/05/25 DIXON RICHARD 34 1N 2E CHOCTAW 79.9 1898/02/24 DIXON RICHARD 34 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1898/02/24 DOLLAR WILLIAM W 35 1N 6E CHOCTAW 69.62 1894/09/28 DOLLAR DUNKIN 11 1N 6E CHOCTAW 68.25 1902/02/21 DOLLAR EVERETT B 14 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1902/02/21 DOLLAR EVERETT B 14 1N 6E CHOCTAW 160.05 1902/02/21 DOW ORIN C 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 119.76 1859/03/01 DOW ORIN C 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 DOW ORIN C 27 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 DRUMMOND GEORGE 23 1N 2E CHOCTAW 80 1889/05/23 DRUMMONDS ELLEN 30 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.78 1900/11/28 WIDOW OF GEORGE DRUMMONDS DRUMMONDS ELLEN 30 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1900/11/28 WIDOW OF GEORGE DRUMMONDS DRUMMONDS AVERY 3 1N 2E CHOCTAW 80 1900/04/21 DRUMMONDS AVERY 3 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1900/04/21 DRUMMONDS HENRY W 12 1N 4E CHOCTAW 162.25 1906/05/01 DRUMMONDS HENRY W 12 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1906/05/01 DRUMMONDS HENRY W 12 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1906/05/01 DRUMMONDS GEORGE 3 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1901/06/25 DUKE SIMEON 13 1N 3E CHOCTAW 79.5 1840/02/10 DURDIN HILLIARD 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 39.94 1841/06/25 EDWARDS CHARLES 24 1N 3E CHOCTAW 79.5 1830/12/01 EDWARDS SAMUEL M 29 1N 2E CHOCTAW 160.8 1889/01/12 EDWARDS SAMUEL M 29 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1889/01/12 ENGLISH ARCHER D 24 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1861/01/18 ENGLISH ARCHER D 25 1N 2E CHOCTAW 158 1861/01/18 ENNIS THOMAS 2 1N 3E CHOCTAW 79.25 1859/03/01 FERGUSON ABRAHAM L 34 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1884/12/30 FERGUSON ABRAHAM L 35 1N 2E CHOCTAW 79.9 1884/12/30 FINCH DAVID A 31 1N 5E CHOCTAW 160.62 1897/05/07 FINCH DAVID A 30 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1897/05/07 FINDLE JEPTHA 19 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.3 1859/03/01 FINLEY GEORGE W 6 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1896/10/31 FINLEY JEPTHA F 14 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1901/12/30 FINLEY JEPTHA F 1 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1882/03/04 FINLEY JEPTHA F 14 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1901/12/30 FINLEY GEORGE W 6 1N 5E CHOCTAW 155.44 1896/10/31 FINLEY GEORGE W 6 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1896/10/31 FINLEY JAMES R 2 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1896/10/31 FINLEY JEPTHA F 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 161.35 1901/12/30 FINLEY JAMES R 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1896/10/31 FINLEY JAMES R 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 160.26 1896/10/31 FINLEY JEPTHA F 6 1N 5E CHOCTAW 78.78 1882/03/04 FLOYD EVRIT L 22 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 FLOYD JAMES H 33 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.08 1859/03/01 FLOYD EVRIT L 27 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.26 1859/03/01 FLOYD EVRIT L 27 1N 6E CHOCTAW 120.73 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 28 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.14 1851/10/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 27 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 28 1N 6E CHOCTAW 120.66 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 33 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.08 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 27 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.26 1853/05/10 FLOYD JAMES H 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.13 1850/01/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.12 1851/10/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.12 1853/05/10 FLOYD SAMUEL 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.12 1854/12/15 FLOYD JAMES H 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 FLOYD JAMES H 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 FLOYD JAMES H 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 120.36 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1860/04/02 FLOYD SAMUEL 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 120.36 1860/04/02 FLOYD ERVIN A 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1895/06/17 ASSIGNEE OF TA LUB BEE FLOYD ERVIN A 34 1N 6E CHOCTAW 80.24 1895/06/17 ASSIGNEE OF TA LUB BEE FLOYD SAMUEL 28 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.14 1859/03/01 FLOYD SAMUEL 27 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 FLOYD EVRETT L 33 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1884/12/30 FLOYD EVRETT L 33 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1884/12/30 FLOYD COLON N 28 1N 5E CHOCTAW 121.13 1901/08/12 FLOYD COLON N 28 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1901/08/12 FLOYD EVRETT L 34 1N 5E CHOCTAW 160.74 1884/12/30 FORTENBERRY ASA 20 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.47 1854/12/15 FORTENBERRY REBECCA 22 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1904/03/19 FORTENBERRY REBECCA 23 1N 6E CHOCTAW 149.22 1904/03/19 FREEMAN JOHN 31 1N 5E CHOCTAW 80.22 1835/09/25 GARDINER JAMES 8 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.12 1841/12/10 GARDNER GILBERT 6 1N 4E CHOCTAW 79.62 1882/03/04 GARDNER JAMES M 19 1N 5E CHOCTAW 161.22 1897/05/07 GARDNER JOHN H 23 1N 4E CHOCTAW 161.25 1900/10/04 GARDNER JOHN H 22 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1900/10/04 GARDNER LOUISA 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1892/06/30 WIDOW OF JOHN F GARDNER GARDNER GILBERT H 9 1N 4E CHOCTAW 160.5 1896/10/31 GARDNER JAMES M 24 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1897/05/07 GARDNER JOHN H 14 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1900/10/04 GARDNER JOHN H 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1900/10/04 GARDNER LOUISA 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 120.66 1892/06/30 WIDOW OF JOHN F GARDNER GARNER JOHN M 2 1N 6E CHOCTAW 134.75 1897/02/15 GARRETT SPENCER J 5 1N 3E CHOCTAW 120 1859/03/01 GARRETT ALBERT 7 1N 3E CHOCTAW 40.25 1885/05/25 GARRETT SPENCER J 5 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GATES THOMAS M 17 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1884/12/30 GATES JEREMIAH M 20 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1890/02/21 GATES THOMAS M 20 1N 2E CHOCTAW 80.06 1884/12/30 GATES WILLIAM 11 1N 1E CHOCTAW 80 1840/12/10 GATES JOHN J 17 1N 2E CHOCTAW 40 1859/03/01 GATES JEREMIAH M 29 1N 2E CHOCTAW 160.37 1890/02/21 GATES JOHN G 17 1N 2E CHOCTAW 40 1854/12/15 GATES JEREMIAH M 20 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1890/02/21 GEORGE JOHN 32 1N 3E CHOCTAW 80 1826/05/01 INCORRECT ALIQUOT SHOWN ON DOCUMENT - UPDATED FROM TRACT BOOK GIBSON WILLIAM 2 1N 4E CHOCTAW 78.44 1840/02/10 GIBSON TOBIAS 10 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1902/01/17 GIBSON BARNEY 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1883/05/25 GIBSON LEWIS C 8 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.06 1859/03/01 GIBSON WILLIAM 3 1N 4E CHOCTAW 78.56 1841/06/25 GIBSON LEWIS C 7 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.28 1841/12/10 GIBSON LEWIS C 9 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.13 1890/07/03 GIBSON LEWIS C 8 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.06 1841/12/10 GIBSON LEWIS C 17 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.11 1841/12/10 GIBSON TOBIAS 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 160.92 1902/01/17 GIBSON BARNEY 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 156.36 1883/05/25 GIBSON BARNEY 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1883/05/25 GIBSON ARTHUR 3 1N 4E CHOCTAW 39.78 1841/06/25 GIBSON TOBIAS 10 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1902/01/17 GILCHRIST ALBERT 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 799.13 1882/10/10 GILCHRIST ALBERT 21 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/10/10 GILCHRIST ALBERT 21 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/10/10 GILCHRIST ALBERT 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/10/10 GILCHRIST ALBERT 28 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/10/10 GIPSON LEWIS 6 1N 4E CHOCTAW 39.83 1891/06/30 GIPSON LEWIS 6 1N 4E CHOCTAW 119.26 1881/09/17 GIPSON WILLIAM 19 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.59 1827/04/10 GIPSON LEWIS 6 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1881/09/17 GIPSON MIRANDA J 17 1N 5E CHOCTAW 40.26 1906/06/16 GODDORD VINCENT A 20 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1890/04/25 EZRA G GODDORD GODDORD VINCENT A 19 1N 2E CHOCTAW 161 1890/04/25 EZRA G GODDORD GODDORD VINCENT A 19 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1890/04/25 EZRA G GODDORD GODDORD VINCENT A 29 1N 2E CHOCTAW 200.44 1890/04/25 EZRA G GODDORD GOWAN JOHN A 10 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1905/03/11 GOWAN JOHN A 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 160.89 1905/03/11 GRADDY CALVIN 17 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.42 1859/03/01 GRADY SAMUEL H 2 1N 5E CHOCTAW 157.5 1895/11/11 GRADY WEBB 2 1N 5E CHOCTAW 39.37 1901/10/09 GRADY SAMUEL H 2 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1895/11/11 GRADY SAMUEL H 2 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1895/11/11 GRAHAM ARCHIBALD 24 1N 2E CHOCTAW 39.5 1835/09/25 GRANTHAM EVAN B 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1890/08/16 GRANTHAM EVAN B 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1890/08/16 GRANTHAM EVAN B 4 1N 4E CHOCTAW 156.38 1890/08/16 GRANTHAM JOHN E 20 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.11 1900/10/04 GRAY WILLIAM B 3 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/03/30 GRAY WILLIAM B 3 1N 3E CHOCTAW 0 1882/03/30 GRAY WILLIAM B 3 1N 3E CHOCTAW 158 1882/03/30 GREGORY WILLIAM 13 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 18 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1850/01/01 GREGORY JOHN 24 1N 5E CHOCTAW 121.41 1840/12/10 JOSEPH ROBERTS GREGORY WILLIAM 24 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 24 1N 5E CHOCTAW 40.47 1840/02/10 GREGORY WILLIAM 13 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 18 1N 6E CHOCTAW 160.63 1850/01/01 GREGORY JOHN 24 1N 5E CHOCTAW 0 1840/12/10 JOSEPH ROBERTS GREGORY WILLIAM 18 1N 6E CHOCTAW 542.67 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 19 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.22 1840/12/10 GREGORY JOHN 19 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.22 1851/10/01 GREGORY JOHN 19 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 19 1N 6E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GREGORY JOHN 19 1N 6E CHOCTAW 201.1 1859/03/01 GREGORY WILLIAM 18 1N 6E CHOCTAW 40.15 1851/10/01 GRIFFIN ANDREW 26 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1893/08/23 GRIFFIN ANDREW 35 1N 2E CHOCTAW 39.9 1885/05/25 GRIFFIN ANDREW 35 1N 2E CHOCTAW 0 1893/08/23 GRIFFIN ANDREW 35 1N 2E CHOCTAW 119.87 1893/08/23 GRUBBS FRANCIS 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1859/08/10 GRUBBS FRANCIS 22 1N 4E CHOCTAW 242.02 1859/08/10 GRUBBS FRANCIS 2 1N 4E CHOCTAW 78.44 1840/02/10 GRUBBS FRANCIS 22 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1859/08/10 GRUBBS FRANCIS 22 1N 4E CHOCTAW 40.23 1854/12/15 GRUBBS WILLIAM M 15 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.41 1891/06/30 GRUBBS MARY S 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.78 1901/08/12 GRUBBS PETER 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 160.5 1879/05/06 GRUBBS PETER 11 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1879/05/06 GRUBBS PETER 3 1N 4E CHOCTAW 78.5 1859/03/01 GRUBBS PETER 2 1N 4E CHOCTAW 0 1859/03/01 GRUBBS WILLIAM F 2 1N 4E CHOCTAW 39.22 1850/01/01 GRUBBS JAMES M 22 1N 4E CHOCTAW 80.46 1881/09/17