Unlocking Bahamian Generation Property
Unlocking Bahamian Generation Property
A Quick Guide for Every Family
Many Bahamians have land in their family tree and don’t even know it. Generation property comes from the years after 1838 when our ancestors settled, farmed, or lived on land that was never divided. The new 2025 land law finally makes it easy to prove your claim and get a real title.
Where These Lands Are
The strongest family-land islands and settlements include
Cat Island
Arthur’s Town, New Bight, Old Bight, Orange Creek, Port Howe.
Andros
Fresh Creek, Nicholls Town, Red Bays, Bowen Sound.
Exuma
George Town, Little Exuma, Farmer’s Cay, Staniel Cay, Barraterre.
Eleuthera
Rock Sound, Governor’s Harbour, Gregory Town, Harbour Island, Tarpum Bay.
Long Island
Deadman’s Cay, Salt Pond, Hamilton’s, Glinton’s.
Abaco
Marsh Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Hope Town.
Other islands with known family land
Crooked Island, Acklins, Mayaguana, Inagua, Rum Cay, San Salvador, Bimini, Ragged Island.
Common Surnames
Rolle, Johnson, Smith, Williams, Brown, Thompson, Knowles, Dean, Stubbs, Pratt, Hunter, Bethel, Bain, Roberts, Saunders, Pinder, Culmer, Gibson, Carey, Moss, Hanna, Cartwright, Bowe, Poitier, Deveaux, Adderley, Armbrister.
How to Prove Your Claim
1. Get your birth certificate and your parents’ or grandparents’ certificates.
2. Ask the National Archives for any wills, deeds, or church records with your surname.
3. Check with the island administrator where your people come from.
4. When you have your documents, file for adjudication. A tribunal will visit the land and confirm your claim.
Your family might already own a piece of the Bahamas. All you need is the proof. Go check your roots, you may be closer to your inheritance than you think.
By: Michael Elijah Muhammad Clare
(NOTE: )And remember it doesn’t matter how many generations down you are from the first person who possessed the land, you still have the same rights to the land just as anyone born in 1890 would have had and those today. According to the law.
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