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Pennsylvania, Bureau of Land Records, ''Patent Books, 1676-1960''. (On 78 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=44185&disp=Patent+books%2C+1676%2D1960%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1028673].[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1028671 www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp]) They are discussed in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 53, 118, 207-8. Besides being indexed in the Warrant Register, they have their own index. They may include other records such as naturalizations, etc.  
Pennsylvania, Bureau of Land Records, ''Patent Books, 1676-1960''. (On 78 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=44185&disp=Patent+books%2C+1676%2D1960%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1028673].[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1028671 www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp]) They are discussed in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 53, 118, 207-8. Besides being indexed in the Warrant Register, they have their own index. They may include other records such as naturalizations, etc.  


Pennsylvania, Surveyor General. ''Original Surveys, 1682-1920''. (On 499 Family History Library films beginning with 1003388.) These records are described in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 47-48. A partial index is also Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, Index to Old Rights in Philadelphia County, 1682-1748 (Family History Library film 1028671 item 1); and Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, ''Index to Old Rights in Bucks and Chester Counties, 1682-1761'' (Family History Library film 1028678 item 3).  
Pennsylvania, Surveyor General. ''Original Surveys, 1682-1920''. (On 499 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=43569&disp=Original+surveys%2C+1682%2D1920%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1003388].) These records are described in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 47-48. A partial index is also Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, Index to Old Rights in Philadelphia County, 1682-1748 (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=106785&disp=Index+to+old+rights+in+Philadelphia+Coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1028671] item 1); and Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, ''Index to Old Rights in Bucks and Chester Counties, 1682-1761'' (Family History Library film 1028678 item 3).  


Helpful family history information may also be found in Pennsylvania, Land Office,''Depositions, 1683-1881'' (Family History Library films 986869-82). These were usually made when land disputes were involved.  
Helpful family history information may also be found in Pennsylvania, Land Office,''Depositions, 1683-1881'' (Family History Library films 986869-82). These were usually made when land disputes were involved.  
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