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When an individual received the patent or title to his land, he went to a local government office to have his ownership recorded and to obtain a deed. This was not always done immediately, but was usually done before the land was transferred or leased to anyone else. These records and all subsequent exchanges of land through sales, foreclosure, divorce, or inheritance were usually recorded by a county clerk, county recorder, or county register of deeds (except in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont, where town clerks have kept the records). These officials also kept records of mortgages and leases. | When an individual received the patent or title to his land, he went to a local government office to have his ownership recorded and to obtain a deed. This was not always done immediately, but was usually done before the land was transferred or leased to anyone else. These records and all subsequent exchanges of land through sales, foreclosure, divorce, or inheritance were usually recorded by a county clerk, county recorder, or county register of deeds (except in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont, where town clerks have kept the records). These officials also kept records of mortgages and leases. | ||
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When an individual presented a patent, deed, or other evidence of ownership, the clerk usually made a handwritten copy of the complete document in the deed books. In later years, deeds were often recopied, especially if the originals were lost, worn, or destroyed. Mortgage and lease information may have been kept in separate books. The individual retained his copy of the deed and other records. The clerks also added the information to their local plat maps. | When an individual presented a patent, deed, or other evidence of ownership, the clerk usually made a handwritten copy of the complete document in the deed books. In later years, deeds were often recopied, especially if the originals were lost, worn, or destroyed. Mortgage and lease information may have been kept in separate books. The individual retained his copy of the deed and other records. The clerks also added the information to their local plat maps. | ||
Deed books will contain various types of documents. Common documents are indentures, bills of sale, mortgages, leases, leins, dower releases, quitclaim deeds, and deeds of gift. | Deed books will contain various types of documents. Common documents are indentures, bills of sale, mortgages, leases, leins, dower releases, quitclaim deeds, and deeds of gift. | ||
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*Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. (FHL book 973 R27h.) | *Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. (FHL book 973 R27h.) | ||
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