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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on September 24, 2010 at 3:59

Sometimes a landowner will relinquish his patent in echange for another tract elsewhere.

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Permalink Reply by Marc Stepman on September 24, 2010 at 4:15

That tract is owed by a timber company and a individual at the present time. From what you say it would seem to be pretty common then. It was done in the 1880's anyway. Would that be something that would hold up title work on my section?

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on September 24, 2010 at 14:52

Only if it is a double chain of title, I would think. Some timber companies are a bitch to run along with certain individuals.

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Permalink Reply by Marc Stepman on September 24, 2010 at 17:03

Hi Two Dogs

What do you mean when you say double chain of title? I guess it is not always very simple on this stuff. New at this just wondering.

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on September 25, 2010 at 7:58

Take the Pierre Doulet Spanish Land Grant of over 16,000 acres in DeSoto Parish. The land grant was granted by the Crown of Spain in 1795. United States land patents were issued in the 1800's for parts of the grant. In the 1870's the Heirs of Pierre Doulet contracted an attorney out of Natchitoches, Henry Safford, to represent them in their claim to the land. Mr. Safford brought the case all the way to the United States Supreme Court, which ruled it to be a valid claim. Mr. Saffords contract with the Doulet Heirs was for him to receive half of the property for compensation of his services. Parts of this property are still assessed to some of the heirs of Mr. Safford and some was sold by his heirs for the building of I-49. My son and I did months of research into these tracts and could not prove title into his heirs. This is just one of many, can of worms titles.

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