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''[[Portal:United States Land and Property| United States Land and Property]] | ''[[Portal:United States Land and Property| United States Land and Property]] > [[Ohio|Ohio]] > Ohio Land and Property'' | ||
Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1472 Land Ordinance of 1785], was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | Land in Ohio was transferred to private ownership by state and federal land grants. This was the first public domain land ever made available for private ownership. The rectangular land survey system (section, township, and range), established by the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1472 Land Ordinance of 1785], was first applied to federal land grants in Ohio. | ||
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After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse. Original documents were retained by the families, while abstracts of deeds, mortgages, leases, and a few land grant records were kept by the recorder of deeds in each county. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse. Original documents were retained by the families, while abstracts of deeds, mortgages, leases, and a few land grant records were kept by the recorder of deeds in each county. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. | ||
It is important to trace each parcel of land ever owned by an ancestor. The acquisition (that is, purchase or inheritance from individuals or grant, purchase, or warrant from government) may reveal a previous residence; may identify the names of parents, in-laws, or other relatives; or may provide clues to search other sources, such as military records. The disposition of each parcel may identify heirs or reveal an ancestor's next residence. Witnesses and neighbors may be relatives or friends. Searching their records could give facts about the ancestor | It is important to trace each parcel of land ever owned by an ancestor. The acquisition (that is, purchase or inheritance from individuals or grant, purchase, or warrant from government) may reveal a previous residence; may identify the names of parents, in-laws, or other relatives; or may provide clues to search other sources, such as military records. The disposition of each parcel may identify heirs or reveal an ancestor's next residence. Witnesses and neighbors may be relatives or friends. Searching their records could give facts about the ancestor. | ||
[[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most land records from the earliest transactions from the 1790s to the 1880s or later. Land records for each county are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog |Family History Library Catalog]] under | [[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of most land records from the earliest transactions from the 1790s to the 1880s or later. Land records for each county are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog |Family History Library Catalog]] under OHIO, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | ||
[[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has on compact disc: | [[The Family History Library|The Family History Library]] has on compact disc: | ||
* ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3'' <ref> United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc number 40. Not available at Family History Centers.) </ref> These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for infirmation about land titles through any one of six categories; land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | * ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3'' <ref> United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats. Version 7.3''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc number 40. Not available at Family History Centers.) </ref> These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for infirmation about land titles through any one of six categories; land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | ||
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