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[[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property ]]>[[Tennessee|Tennessee]] | [[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property ]]>[[Tennessee|Tennessee]] | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can locate ancestral deeds using the [http://www.assessment.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Property Records Online.] An online index is also available for ancestral and modern [http://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php deeds specific to Shelby County]. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | ||
Tennessee was a “state-land” state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River, it was surveyed in townships. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants). | Tennessee was a “state-land” state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River, it was surveyed in townships. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants). | ||
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A source for finding families and communities that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project is: | A source for finding families and communities that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project is: | ||
Tennessee Valley Authority (Tennessee). ''Tennessee Population Relocation Files, 1934–1954'', Tennessee Valley Authority. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. Originals are at the National Archives Record Office, East Point, Georgia. (On 34 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=760634&disp=Tennessee+population+relocation+files%2C++ 2033011].) The record contains the name of the head of family, wife, address, marital status, birthplace of parents, number and ages of children, occupation, brief description of the real estate, and religion. | Tennessee Valley Authority (Tennessee). ''Tennessee Population Relocation Files, 1934–1954'', Tennessee Valley Authority. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. Originals are at the National Archives Record Office, East Point, Georgia. (On 34 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=760634&disp=Tennessee+population+relocation+files%2C++ 2033011].) The record contains the name of the head of family, wife, address, marital status, birthplace of parents, number and ages of children, occupation, brief description of the real estate, and religion. | ||
=== North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | === North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | ||
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For information about the Glasgow land fraud, see: | For information about the Glasgow land fraud, see: | ||
Pruitt, Albert Bruce. ''Glasgow Land Fraud Papers, 1783–1800: North Carolina Revolutionary War Bounty Land in Tennessee.'' N.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 1988, 1993. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=667568&disp=Glasgow+land+fraud+papers%2C+1783%2D1800%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 R2p].) This work contains letters, reports, and warrants found to be suspect or fraudulent. The introduction explains the history of the Glasgow land fraud and how to obtain original warrants. The record contains an index. | Pruitt, Albert Bruce. ''Glasgow Land Fraud Papers, 1783–1800: North Carolina Revolutionary War Bounty Land in Tennessee.'' N.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 1988, 1993. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=667568&disp=Glasgow+land+fraud+papers%2C+1783%2D1800%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 R2p].) This work contains letters, reports, and warrants found to be suspect or fraudulent. The introduction explains the history of the Glasgow land fraud and how to obtain original warrants. The record contains an index. | ||
=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
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TENNESSEE - LAND AND PROPERTY | TENNESSEE - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
== References == | == References == | ||