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-====Use the land description to find the land records.====
+====Use the land description (township name, concession number, and lot number) to find the abstracted hostory descriptions of the land's .====
-Once you know the county, township name, concession number, and lot number, you can use this information to find an ancestor's land records. Be sure to note who sold the property to your ancestor, and who obtained the property from your ancestor—these are potential relatives. Look for the ancestor's land records in these sources:
+*Once you know the county, township name, concession number, and lot number, you can use this information to find the history of the transactions pertaining to the piece of land your ancestor owned.
+*Be sure to note who sold the property to your ancestor, and who obtained the property from your ancestor—these are potential relatives.
-=====Township Papers=====
+*Watch for wills and probate records listed in the abstractLook for the ancestor's land records in these sources:
-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/185567?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Township Papers, ca. 1783-1870's'''.] Archives of Ontario, 1982.  This series includes early records for most southern Ontario townships and some cities. Search alphabetically for the names of the townships and cities. Papers for lots in townships are arranged by concession and farm lot. Papers for cities are arranged alphabetically by owner's name. These records may include maps; petitions; correspondence about land disputes, including the names of ancestors; or military discharge papers showing the place of birth.
+*Find the "memorial": the volume, page, and instrument number for the deed when your ancestor obtained the property, and the deed or will when they sold the property or died.
 =====Abstract Index Books=====