When the transaction was completed between the parties, the two parts of the document were then brought into court, verified as to its authenticity by comparing the two sections, and recorded by the clerk. A nuncupative will was made verbally, usually by an individual during his last illness. If witnessed by at least two people and put in writing by one of the witnesses shortly after the death of the testator, it is considered legal. However, only personal property, not that of real estate, can be disbursed in this way. This is often found to have been made by those in military service.
Escheated land is property that reverts to the state because no legal heir can be found to claim it.
Be aware, however, that because no legal heir can be found does not necessarily mean there is no legal heir living, only that no one who may be entitled to the property has been located. My ancestor died in Cleburne County, Alabama in 1872 owning a good bit of land. My question is, I can't find when he bought or acquired some of the property that he owned and was sold after his death. ATM Cleburne County was formed in 1866 from Calhoun and parts of Randolph and Talladega counties. If your ancestor bought land before that time, the deed would have been recorded in one of those three parent counties.