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*[http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~tl250692/AmesvilleHistory_Local/The%20Ohio%20Company.htm '''The Ohio Company First Purchase''']. This land was sold by the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl2.html Continental Congress] to an association of former officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts and nearby areas. [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ohio_Company The Ohio Company Second Purchase], made in 1792, was acquired by redeeming military bounty land warrants obtained by the association. Original records of the Ohio Company of Associates are in the custody of [http://digicoll.marietta.edu/oca/background/historical.html Marietta College], Dawes Memorial Library, Marietta, Ohio.  

*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=698 '''The Donation Tract''']. One hundred-acre parcels were offered to legal-age males who would occupy the land immediately, thus becoming a buffer between the Indians and those settling on the Ohio Company Purchases. Deeds were issued by the Ohio Company of Associates until 1818, when the Marietta Land Office obtained jurisdiction of unclaimed lands.  

*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=806 Symmes Purchase or Miami Purchase]'''. Purchased partly with military bounty land warrants, the survey for this land was done privately and does not conform to the United States rectangular survey system. Symmes and many of the first settlers in this area came from New Jersey or had ties to New Jersey.  

*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.com/entry.php?rec=811&nm=United-States-Military-District '''The United States Military District''']. Ohio land was granted to soldiers from any state who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The tracts were 4,000 acres each, yet military bounty land warrants allowed between 100 acres for a soldier and 1,100 acres for a major general. Since few people could buy the remaining thousands of acres, some pooled warrants and subdivided their tract among themselves. Others sold their warrants to land speculators.  

*'''[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl4.html Moravian Indian Grants]'''. The United Brethren Church was issued the grant as trustee for Indian converts who sustained great losses in 1782.  

*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=721 French Grants]'''. Lands were granted to 101 Frenchmen who bought land by the Scioto Company, which had no land to sell legally.  

*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=795 Refugee Tract]'''. Lands were granted to refugees from Canada who came to the Colonies before 4 July 1776 and who aided the cause of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War.  

*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=690 Congress Lands]'''. Tracts of 320 acres were purchased by individuals. Because buyers paid 25 percent in cash and had four years to pay the balance, the property was exempt from taxes for the first five years after being purchased.  

*''First Ownership of Ohio Lands'' <ref>Dyer, Albion Morris. ''First Ownership of Ohio Lands''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. (FHL book 977.1 R21d; film 833375.) Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969. (Family History Library book 977.1 R21d 1969; film 908281 item 7.) </ref>

*''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio'' <ref> Hutchinson, William Thomas. ''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio''. New York, NY: Arno Press, 1979. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2h.) </ref> An interesting chapter titles include "The public domain as an instrument of war," "From warrant to patent for the Virginia Military District and the United States Military District," and "The UNmilitary United States Military District."  

*'Ohio Lands and Their History'' <ref>Peters, William Edwards. ''Ohio Lands and Their History''. Third Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.M.I., Out-of-Print Books on Demand, 1991. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2p.)  </ref>

*Petro, Jim. ''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl10.html Ohio Lands: A Short History]''. (scroll to the bottom of the page to access the entire book)&nbsp;[Columbus], Ohio: Ohio Auditor of State, 1994. <ref> (Family History Library book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is on film 908043 item 6 and fiche 6051236.) </ref>This booklet is free from the auditor of state.  

*Sherman, Christopher E. ''[http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/OhioLands/index.html Original Ohio Land Subdivisions]''. <ref> Original Ohio Land Subdivisions Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982.  (Family History Library book 977.1 R2she 1982; previous edition on film 896753 item 2.)</ref> This includes detailed maps.  

*''Canal Lands'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FHL films beginning with 182671.) </ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township.  

*''Miscellaneous Lands'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23&nbsp;Family History Library&nbsp;films beginning with 196135.) </ref>

* ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1; another filming on six films beginning with 196198.) </ref>

* ''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1.) </ref>

* ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955; Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1995. (On 31 Family History Library films beginning with 1992722.) </ref>

*''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7.) </ref> Arranged by section, range, and township.  

*''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref> United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. (Family History Library films 1578331-397; Ohio is on films 1578384-388.) </ref> Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines.  

*''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806'' <ref> United States. General Land Office. ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library films 1025141-56.) </ref> Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection.  

* ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio'' <ref>United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70.) </ref>Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name.  

*''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820'' <ref>Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820''. Youngstown, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1983. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2b.) </ref>

* ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1989.)  </ref> This includes the Zanesville and Steubenville Land Offices. The years 1800 to 1820 are not included for Steubenville, since those years were covered by Carol Willsey Bell's book.  

* ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref> Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1986.) </ref> This indexes records of the Cincinnati Land Office.  

* ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22e.) </ref>  Indexes records of the Marietta Land Office.  

* ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' <ref>McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag index 1990; fiche 6051323 for 1972 edition.) </ref>

*'American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.''  <ref> United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.'' Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. (On 29 Family History Library films beginning with 1631827.) </ref> These papers, relating to land disputes in Ohio and other states, 1789 to 1837, often list heirs of the original claimants.  

*''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (Family History Library films 2022287-90.)  </ref> This is a name index of records available in the Auditor of State's Office.  

* ''Federal Land Series'' <ref> Smith, Clifford Neal. ''Federal Land Series''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. (Family History Library book 973 R23s; film 1598041 items 6-8; fiche 6087453.) </ref> This indexes names from Revolutionary War bounty land warrants and grants from the Virginia Military District.  

*''Ohio, 1790-1905: Canadian Refugee, Cash, Homestead, United Brethren Patents, and Virginia Military Warrants'' <ref>United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio, 1790-1905: Canadian Refugee, Cash, Homestead, United Brethren Patents, and Virginia Military Warrants''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1996. (Family History Library compact disc number 40.) </ref>  No circulation to Family History Centers. Contains information from approximately 94,000 patents issued for Ohio lands by the federal government. Covers many of the federal land grants and the Virginia Military District.