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Deeds and Grants - Alabama

Note: these are based on transcriptions of materials collected. That means that these are prone to normal human error. If your records differ, or if you have copies of census data that reflect different information, please let me know.

The following notes indicate who transcribed the various materials

[BA] = Betty Arnold
[Gr] = Grady La Grone
[Gr/IMC] = Grady La Grone, then verified by Marc Carlson
[IMC] = Marc Carlson
[CN/WH] = Dr. C. Nichols as related by William Huff
[Vr/HA] = Verna Lagrone, as related by Harry Arnold
[kaswest] = Katherine West
[WDR] = Wayne Robertson

• Register of Certificates, 1820-35, Old Cahaba Land Office and Military Warrants 1817-1853, p. 10
  Adam Lagrone aquired lands 27 Oct 1829 Sec 8, Twp 19, Rg. 8 - Perry Co.
  Nicholas Lagrone aquired lands 27 Oct 1829 Sec 8, Twp 19, Rg. 8 - Perry Co. [BA]
• Perry Co. Alabama Deed Records, Book B, p. 810
  Nicholas Lagrone "& Francis, his wife..." sell 79 acres of west half of SE quarter, section 8, twp. 19, rg, 8  14 May 1835.  [part of Cahaba Lands & near  now downtown Marion Al][BA].
• ????
  Nicholas Lagrone bought land in Bibb Co. in 1829 and sold it in 1835 [BA]
• Probate Court, Perry Co., Al. Deed Bk F, p. 112 (21 Aug. 1841)
  Henry Lagrone and Polly, his wife, of Perry Co., AL., sold to J. & J.W. Whitman, also of Perry Co., Al., for $150.00 sold them E1/2 of SW1/4 of Sec. 29, T20, R8, in district of lands subject to sale at Cahaba containing 80.48 A. more or less. (the rest is just usual deed form)" [signed] "Henry Lagrone (seal) /Polly X Lagrone her mark. Attest: John Hartley
  Sr., Wm Hartley." [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Probate Court, Perry Co., Al. Deed Bk ?, p. ? (30 Oct 1841)
  Wm Hartley made oath that he saw Henry & his wife, Polly, sign the foregoing deed & that he also saw John Hartley, Sr., the other witness sign same. Done before J. B. Nave, clerk. Recorded 1st Nov. 1841."[Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Probate Court, Perry Co., Al. Deed Bk G, p. 188-9 (4 Aug. 1841)
  David Chandler, Sheriff of Perry Co. by authority of Circuit Court dated 4 Aug. 1843, I was commanded to make of the goods & chattels of Henry Lagrone $191.55 which John W. Crenshaw, executor, had recovered against him in said Court and allso for the further some of $7.75 costs of suit --- I did seize and take the lands hereafter described --- sold sd. land at public auction after having duly adveretized same & given defendant notice, (sold) to John R. Goree for $104.80, he being highest bidder --- Chandler makes deed to Goree,  N1/2 of SE1/4 of Sec. 30, T20 R8 cont. 80 A. 7 Aug. 1843.  David Chandler, Sheriff, ack. his sign. to this deed before John Cunningham, Clerk of Co. Court, Perry
  Co. 2 Sept. 1844." [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Probate Court, Perry Co., Al. Deed Bk K, p. 388 (9 Feb 1852)
  John K. Nichols & wife Elizabeth Nichols sold to Henry Lagrone for $117.00 NE1/4 of NE1/2, Sec. 7, T20, R9. John R. Nichols his mark/Elizabeth Nichols her mark" [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Probate Court, Perry Co., Al. Deed Bk ?, p. ? (9 Feb 1852)
  "Test: David Gentry. John K. Nichols & his wife Elizabeth appeared personally before David Gentry, J.P.
  and ack. their signs., etc. " [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Perry Co. Tract Book, p. 64.
  "John G. Lagrone entered SE1/4 of NE1/4 Sec. 11 T21 R6 Oct. 12, 1833 #16187; W 1/2 of NE 1/4, Sec. 11, T21, R6 July 29 1822 #889;  NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 Oct. 8 1836 #30936; W 1/2 of NW 1/4 Apr. 6, 1836 #28575: NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 Sept. 6, 1836 #28575;  All the above in Sec. 11. And in Sec. 12 T21 R6 SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 Oct. 8, 1836 #31935" [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Dallas Co., Ala. Mar. Rec. 1818-45 p. 23
  John G. Legrone to Betsy Racart[sic] 20 Feb. 1820, D. Dalton R. O. C. Name also spelled Ricart . . . 'of lawful age' in Perry Co. by John Nave, J. P. R. O. C. = Register of Court. License dated 14 Feb. 1820"  [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Perry Co., Ala. Index to Deeds Book One.
  Direct Lagrone, Jno. G. to Allen Lagrone "O". 311
  Lagrone, Jno. G. to Allen Lagrone 312
  " " " Thompson " "Q" 135
  Rev. " " fr. Jno. J. Glenn "C" 537" [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Deed Bk O, p. 311-12. (12 Feb. 1859)
  Indenture between John G. Lagrone and Allen Lagrone, his son, in consideration of natural love & affection all the messuage[sic] or tenement situated in Perry Co., Ala. SW1//4 of NW1/4 Sec. 12 T21 R6. 40 A. m. or l. 12 Feb. 1859. Lagrone ack. his sign. to foregoing before Michael Horn, J.
  P. same day."  [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Deed Bk O, p. 312-13
  John G. Lagrone for $200.00 sold to Allen Lagrone SE1/4 of Ne1/4 Sec. 11 T21 R6 12 Feb. 1859. John G. Lagrone Senr. ack. his sign. to this deed before Michael Horn, J. P. same day. (No mention of wife in either deed.)" [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Deed Bk Q, p. 135
  John G. Lagrone Senior for $75.00 sold to Thompson Lagrone 20 A. off the N. end of NW1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec. 11; also SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 Sec. 12 - all in T21, R6 containing 60 A. m. or l. 18 July 1860. John G. Lagrone ack. his sign. to this deed same day before Michael Horn, J. P. Filed for
  record June 15, 1864."  [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Deed Bk C, p. 537 (18 Nov. 1836)
  John J. Glenn of Sumter Co., Ala sold to John G. Lagrone of Perry Co., Ala. for $250.00 W1/2 of SE 1/2 Sec. 11, T21 R6 - 80 A. m. or l. John J Glenn (seal)/Margaret X Glenn her mark. John J. Glenn & his wife, Margaret, ack. their signs. to this deed before Alexander Spence, J. P. etc. same date."  [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]
• Deed Bk V, p. 323 (14 Dec. 1870)
  Henry Lagrone sold to Vina(?) Sanders, freedman her heirs etc., for $100.00 SE 1/4 of SW1/4 Sec. 3, T21, R7 cont. 40 A. lying in district of lands for sale at Greenville, Ala. Henry Lagrone {SS) Sid W. Blackburn, J. P. certifies that Henry Lagrone ack. that being
  informed of the contents of this conveyance, that he executed same voluntarily, etc. 6 Jan. 1871. Filed for record 7 Jan. 1871. 50cents U. S. Int. Rev. stamp!
  B. S. Williams, Judge of Probate. (Cost of Xerox cop., prob. $1.00.) [Terry Lagrone/Flora England/Bill Nix]

Further land patents  in Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi - Taken from the  General Land Office online resource.

Material on land grants and deeds in South Carolina
Material on land grants in Texas