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[[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | ||
When an individual received the patent or title to his land, he went to a local government office to have his ownership recorded and to obtain a deed. | When an individual received the patent or title to his land, he went to a local government office to have his ownership recorded and to obtain a deed. The physical deed represented the ownership of the land. And if the deed became lost, the county always held a copy of the recorded deed.<br> | ||
In the early days, recording a deed was relitively expesive. So the actual recording was too often put off. Afterall, a deed was not really needed, unless ownership was contested. So recording of the deed may have been delayed as long as possible, until the land was transferred or leased to someone else.<br> | |||
These land records and all subsequent exchanges of land through sales, foreclosure, divorce, or inheritance were usually recorded by a county clerk, county recorder, or county register of deeds (except in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont, where town clerks have kept the records). These officials also kept records of mortgages and leases. | |||
=== Deed and Mortgage Books === | === Deed and Mortgage Books === | ||
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For further information about land records see: | For further information about land records see: | ||
*Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. (FHL book 973 R27h.) | *Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. (FHL book 973 R27h.) | ||
[[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property]] | [[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property]] | ||