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You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. Sale of the land may show when the person left and may mention where he or she was moving to. [[Portal:Kentucky|Kentucky]] was a "state-land" state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. | You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. Sale of the land may show when the person left and may mention where he or she was moving to. [[Portal:Kentucky|Kentucky]] 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. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. 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). Land grants, original warrants, surveys, patents, and Virginia land records are at the Kentucky Land Office, Capitol Building, Frankfort, KY 40602. The files and their indexes are open to the public. Additional land records are at the Kentucky Historical Society and the various county courthouses. The following collections are at the Kentucky Land Office and on microfilm at the Family History Library. Indexes are generally found at the beginning of each set | Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River it was surveyed in townships. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. 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). Land grants, original warrants, surveys, patents, and Virginia land records are at the Kentucky Land Office, Capitol Building, Frankfort, KY 40602. The files and their indexes are open to the public. Additional land records are at the Kentucky Historical Society and the various county courthouses. The following collections are at the Kentucky Land Office and on microfilm at the Family History Library. Indexes are generally found at the beginning of each set. | ||
'''Virginia Grants (1773–1792)'''. These grants were issued to men who served in the French and Indian War and in the Revolutionary War or their heirs. Hammon, Neal O. ''Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773–1780''. Louisville, KY: Filson Club, 1992. This book indexes early Kentucky land records, beginning with the Fincastle County entries in 1774 to 1776 and continuing to the military surveys. The original Fincastle records are at the Montgomery County, Virginia, Courthouse. Military lands do not include grants for Revolutionary War service. Virginia. Governor. ''Virginia Grants, 1782–1792''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241747&disp=Virginia+grants%2C+1782%2D1792%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 272809–17].) Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241747&disp=Virginia+grants%2C+1782%2D1792%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 272809] is an index to this record. | '''Virginia Grants (1773–1792)'''. These grants were issued to men who served in the French and Indian War and in the Revolutionary War or their heirs. Hammon, Neal O. ''Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773–1780''. Louisville, KY: Filson Club, 1992. This book indexes early Kentucky land records, beginning with the Fincastle County entries in 1774 to 1776 and continuing to the military surveys. The original Fincastle records are at the Montgomery County, Virginia, Courthouse. Military lands do not include grants for Revolutionary War service. Virginia. Governor. ''Virginia Grants, 1782–1792''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241747&disp=Virginia+grants%2C+1782%2D1792%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 272809–17].) Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241747&disp=Virginia+grants%2C+1782%2D1792%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 272809] is an index to this record. | ||
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It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | ||
The Kentucky Land Office website has the following of the collections online at [http://sos.ky.gov/land/ http://sos.ky.gov/land/]. Click on link and then select Database Searches. | |||
#Virginia Patent Series & Old Kentucky Patent Series. | |||
#Revolutionary War Warrants database. | |||
#West of Tennessee River Military Patents database. | |||
#Certificates of Settlement and Preemption Warrants database. | |||
#Virginia Treasury Warrants Register, | |||
#Lincoln Entries database. | |||
#County Court Order Patents database. | |||
#Jackson Purchase database. | |||
#West of Tennessee River Non-Military Patents Database. | |||
'''Reference Tools.''' The Internet site for the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives has an explanation of how land was distributed in the state. Another resource for understanding the land and property records in Kentucky is: | '''Reference Tools.''' The Internet site for the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives has an explanation of how land was distributed in the state. Another resource for understanding the land and property records in Kentucky is: | ||
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''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Kentucky.ASP Kentucky Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2000. | ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Kentucky.ASP Kentucky Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2000. | ||
"The Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office County Court Orders Database," ''Kentucky Ancestors''. [Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society] 44:1 Autumn 2008. | "The Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office County Court Orders Database," ''Kentucky Ancestors''. [Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society] 44:1 Autumn 2008. | ||