5 Types of Ancestors’ Land Records You Should Look For Premium
Looking for clues about your ancestors' relationships and migration patterns? Discover your ancestry and find family history with these five type of genealogy land records.
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Historical Research Maps: Plat Maps Premium
Gaze into your ancestor's past with plat maps, which show the divisions of land in your ancestor's neighborhood.
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Finding My Ancestor’s Old Property Deed: Tips You Can Use
When last I blogged about my Seeger family, I had uncovered their previously unknown migration (a short one, just a few doors down the street) and added finding the associated deed record to my genealogy to-do list. Deeds are both rewarding and difficult to find. They're rarely online. Counties keep...
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Now What? Ohio Revolutionary War Land grants Premium
Q. My ancestor received land in Ohio for his Revolutionary War service. Why can’t I find any trace of it on the General Land Offi ce Records site?
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Genealogy Workbook: Land Records Premium
Land records are among the most underutilized resources for genealogy. One of America’s major attractions to immigrants was the ability to obtain land. In the established countries of Europe, almost all the land had been titled for years, even centuries. Laws of primogeniture (inheritance by only the first son)...
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Unpuzzling Your Ancestors’ County Boundary Changes
Figuring out your US ancestors' county boundaries can be like doing a puzzle with pieces that keep changing size and shape. If one of your ancestral families settled early in what's now Morrow county in central Ohio, for example, they conceivably could've resided in—count 'em up—seven different counties without...
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Document Detective: Land Patents Premium
The Bureau of Land Management’s General Office has digitized more than 5 million land patents and made them searchable. This edition of Document Detective will help you survey the land of patents for your genealogical benefit.
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Land Records Terms and Language Premium
Learn definitions of the terms and language genealogists look for in property records, land records and deeds.
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Solve Genealogy Puzzles with Land Records Premium
From relationships to relocations, land deeds have the dirt on your family. Discover how to use property records to solve 10 genealogy puzzles.
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How to Map Old County Boundary Lines with Google Earth Premium
Pinpointing the county in which your family lived during a given year is easy, thanks to the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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What Are Metes and Bounds in Land Records?
Q. In my land records research, I’ve come across the term “metes and bounds.” What does it mean? A. Metes and bounds is an old method of surveying territory for settlement, used in the original 13 Colonies. “The indiscriminate survey system, or metes and bounds, dates to England,” says Ohio genealogical speaker and writer Jana […]
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