# Help! Found old Deed that was not transfered
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250
**Category:** Mississippi Mineral Rights
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250 "2025-10-15T22:31:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Jmcconnell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jmcconnell)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/1 "2025-10-15T22:31:50Z")
While digitizing old paper records, I stumbled upon a deed from 1977 in Claiborne, Mississippi. This belonged to my great aunt. For some reason this deed was never transferred to our family partnership along with everything else. How can I find out whether or not we are still entitled to this mineral right? I tried searching for deed records online, but so far have come up empty-handed. Does Mississippi have anything similar to TexasFile or OKcountyrecords? Do we need to hire a landman to investigate this for us? How much would that cost? Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Jimmy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jimmy)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/2 "2025-10-16T00:05:36Z")
Welcome to the forum! Have you been to the courthouse? I try there and look up the deed! Good luck and I’m sure others will weigh in! Good luck.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/3 "2025-10-16T13:27:13Z")
| You may be able to find a landman to help you and then get a deed to transfer it into the partnership. Here is a link to the AAPL directory. Hunt for a Miss landman. | | | | |----|----|----|----|
| [https://personify.landman.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Home/AAPL-Public-Directory](https://personify.landman.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Home/AAPL-Public-Directory) |
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### Author:  [@Jmcconnell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jmcconnell)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/4 "2025-10-16T14:00:03Z")
No, I have not been to the courthouse. Currently living in Texas. Have you done that before though? I’ve always been curious if you can just walk into the clerk’s office and ask to look through records. Not sure how that works.
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### Author:  [@Jmcconnell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jmcconnell)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/5 "2025-10-16T14:00:46Z")
Thank you, Martha. I will give that a try.
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### Author:  [@tim\_dowd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tim_dowd)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/6 "2025-10-16T20:22:56Z")
It is possible that it was recorded and you just found an unrecorded copy.
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### Author:  [@CharlotteT](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CharlotteT)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/7 "2025-10-17T13:07:19Z")
My family owns inherited mineral rights in two counties in Mississippi. Years ago, I walked into the Chancery Clerks’ offices in both counties and was able to research the land records. More recently, I have found that land records are now online in one of the counties but not the other. You can contact the Chancery Clerk in Claiborne County. I just checked the website, [https://www.ccmsgov.us/chancery-clerk/](https://www.ccmsgov.us/chancery-clerk/), and it doesn’t mention online availability, so that appears unlikely. I’ve not needed to use a landsman and don’t have any information about them. Good luck!
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-found-old-deed-that-was-not-transfered/84250/8 "2026-01-13T22:32:00Z")
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