The original owner of all land was the State, from whom all titles are traced under a grant and subsequent conveyance. It would be impossible to conceive of land becoming unowned i.e., owned by no one, hence the law of escheat under which if an owner of land die leaving no heirs and not disposing of the land by will, the ownership of the land goes back or escheats to the State. This however is very rare. Sometimes it is difficult to find the heirs, but there usually are heirs to be found, if there be sufficient diligence in seeking them.