When early settlers left their homelands to start a new life in America, they had dreams of owning their own land a prospering from their own efforts. They were suspicious of all forms of government and did their best, in many cases, to be invisible to a variety of record keepers. But when it came to ensuring that their precious land was, without doubt, their own, they were careful to provide all of the information requested of them by the various government agencies. It is this care in reporting that makes this reference as valuable as the most comprehensive and useful review of land and property research for genealogists.
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Land & Property Research will guide you through the process of researching and utilizing land and property records.
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Very useful. Saved me a lot of time.,
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I ran into this book by accident. I've been working on revising a book I wrote back in 1990 (still for sale on this website for some reason) about Davy Crockett. Knowing nothing about genealogy, I found this book to be quite impressive.This book covers just about everything a researcher could want regarding old land and property records in the United States. I've had great difficulty pinning down Tennessee records from the 1820s and 1830s, yet now that I have this book, it's a breeze. That alone has saved me hours and money. Basically, this book is divided into several parts listing each state with the location of records. There is a wealth of information on just about everything regarding property and land records dating back centuries. One of the key features of this book is it gives many cross references and sources for more information. Subsequently, I find myself adding more and more books to my personal reference library based on the references cited in this book. As an author and a publisher myself, I commend the author and publisher of this book on a fine, fine reference work. I'm giving this book 5 stars hands down. This is just one heck of a resource. If you are an amateur or advanced genealogist, this book is a must for your library. I've never been interested in genealogy, but as a researcher and publisher of historical books, I found this book to be of immense research value. This is not a book that you "read" in the traditional sense. It's a reference book to be consulted. I used the index quite a lot, and the references at the end of each chapter gave me more leads for further information.
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Very helpful and informative. Good resource for both genealogists and title searchers.
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Basic property research,
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Good basic introduction to initial property research in U.S. Describes various historical types of land transfers by state and Federal govenment. Includes British, French, and Spanish transfers prior to acqusition by U.S. The work does not discuss later transfers after initial individual patent or ownership which would be of interest to someone following the history of a single piece of property. For this purpose, a book on using courthouse information would be additional help.
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The Spanish, British, French, and Mexican governments each have held vast amounts of land within the present-day boundaries of the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tract book guide, federal land records, township plat maps, federal land system, other land records, federal land purchases, been microfilmed, private land claims, bounty warrants, military bounty lands, land ownership maps, card file index, land office, grantor indexes, congressional townships, township plats, proprietor records, cash entries, tract books, military warrants, scrip certificates, land description, cash entry, town proprietors, grant records Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, National Archives, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Family History Library, Bureau of Land Management, Revolutionary War, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, General Land Office, South Carolina, West Florida, New Jersey, New England, New Hampshire, Native Americans, Louisiana Territory, Record Group, Rhode Island, The Source, Hall of Records, Baton Rouge, Government Printing Office, Duke of York New!
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tract book guide, federal land records, township plat maps, federal land system, other land records, federal land purchases, been microfilmed, private land claims, bounty warrants, military bounty lands, land ownership maps, card file index, land office, grantor indexes, congressional townships, township plats, proprietor records, cash entries, tract books, military warrants, scrip certificates, land description, cash entry, town proprietors, grant records Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, National Archives, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Family History Library, Bureau of Land Management, Revolutionary War, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, General Land Office, South Carolina, West Florida, New Jersey, New England, New Hampshire, Native Americans, Louisiana Territory, Record Group, Rhode Island, The Source, Hall of Records, Baton Rouge, Government Printing Office, Duke of York New!
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- The Genealogy Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack on page 154, and Back Matter
- The Organized Family Historian: How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical Research and Heirlooms (National Genealogical Society Guides) by Ann Carter Fleming on page 161
- How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy by George Morgan on page 196
- 1-2-3 Family Tree: The Fastest Way to Create and Grow Your Family Tree by Ancestry Publishing on page 57
- Archival Information (How to Find It, How to Use It) by Steven Fisher on page 35
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