Land Patents for Levi Daniel in Clay Co, Illinois

There are two land patents for Levi Daniel in Clay County, Illinois. One in 1834 and the second in 1840.

Federal Land Patents:
The Bureau of Land Managment's website of General Land Office Records offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date).Information on how the

Rectangular Survey System works can be found here.


1834 Patent
Issue Date: 8 Oct 1834
Acres: 80

Document Nr.: 1121
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL0300__.135
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N

Land Discription:
AliquotParts: W½NW
Sec./Block: 14/
Township: 4-N
Range: 5-E
Fract.Section: No
Meridian: 3rd PM
State: IL
Counties: Clay
SurveyNr.: (Blank)


1840 Land Patent
Issue Date: 10 Oct 1940
Acres: 40

Document Nr.: 9028
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL2580__.320
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N

Land Discription:
AliquotParts: NENW
Sec./Block: 14/
Township: 4-N
Range: 5-E
Fract.Section: No
Meridian: 3rd PM
State: IL
Counties: Clay
SurveyNr.: (Blank)


Mapping out Land Patents of Levi Daniel 1834 and 1840
The below picture is of four sections. Each section is divided into quarters and each quarter is again divided into quarters. Each quarter of a quarter is 40 acres and was the standard allotment of land.

Levi bought the West half of the North West quarter in 1834 and the North East quarter of the North West quarter in 1840. Mapping them out shows that the lots were adjacent to each other.