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Start with what you know:
State Land States:
(The twenty state-land states are listed below.)
·
Government land grants in these states to
individuals are generally kept at the state level.
·
The Family History Library has microfilmed some
State-Land State land records
Notes:
1. Refer to E. Wade Hone,
Land and Property Research in the
2. Refer to
Research
Outline United States, “Land and Property”
www.familysearch.org
3. Refer to
[State]
Research Outline, “Land and Property”
www.familysearch.org (Hover over “Research Helps”
tab, click “Articles”, click
“Sorted by Document Type”, click “Research
Outline”, scroll to desired state and click)
4. See “Land from Individuals to Individuals” Quick Start
for step-by -step search of Family History Library Catalog.
5. Follow the
pattern of
Locate the Land Records for Your Ancestor
Read the entire case file and/or land patent
You should track the land both when purchased and sold
Record a proper citation of your source
List positive or negative searches in your research log
Date of the
patent___________________________________________________________________
Names on the
patent_________________________________________________________________
Stated
relationships__________________________________________________________________
Consideration
(price)_________________________________________________________________
Legal
description____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Witnesses_________________________________________________________________________
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