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[[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property ]]>[[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | [[Portal:United States Land and Property|Portal:United States Land and Property ]]>[[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] {{Adoption PARoots}} <br> | ||
In [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] the initial distribution of land to individuals was a complex process which resulted in an amazing volume of records. An indispensable guide to understanding the process and records is Donna Bingham Munger, ''Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research''(Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1991; Family History Library book 974.8 R2m). This work divides Pennsylvania land settlement into five periods: | In [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] the initial distribution of land to individuals was a complex process which resulted in an amazing volume of records. An indispensable guide to understanding the process and records is Donna Bingham Munger, ''Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research''(Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1991; Family History Library book 974.8 R2m). This work divides Pennsylvania land settlement into five periods: | ||
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[http://ancestortracks.com/ '''Ancestor Tracks''']is a website "dedicated to publishing maps and land ownership information allowing genealogy researchers to more precisely pinpoint the locations where our ancestors lived." They have posted free, downloadable 19th-century landowner maps for approximately 85% of the land mass of Pennsylvania which are exceedingly helpful when used in conjunction with census records and published county history texts. | [http://ancestortracks.com/ '''Ancestor Tracks''']is a website "dedicated to publishing maps and land ownership information allowing genealogy researchers to more precisely pinpoint the locations where our ancestors lived." They have posted free, downloadable 19th-century landowner maps for approximately 85% of the land mass of Pennsylvania which are exceedingly helpful when used in conjunction with census records and published county history texts. | ||
They are also publishing books and CDs documenting the ''original ''owners of high-migration counties which they sell. These county volumes show the exact metes-and-bounds tracts of early pioneers who purchased land directly from colonial or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorities. To date, Ancestor Tracks has published volumes for Berks, Dauphin, Fayette, Greene, Lancaster, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties. Companion CDs contain the original Warrant Maps and sometimes also contain these maps with current road maps superimposed over them. In addition, they offer a CD containing all 67 Warrant Registers covering the entire state; another CD containing all of the Patent Registers for the state; a third CD containing all of the Tract Name Registers; and a fourth CD containing the New Purchase Register. These ledgers document the first transfers of land from the Penns or the state to private owners. Once the property passed into private hands, all subsequent transfers of land are recorded in the relevant county offices. | They are also publishing books and CDs documenting the ''original ''owners of high-migration counties which they sell. These county volumes show the exact metes-and-bounds tracts of early pioneers who purchased land directly from colonial or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorities. To date, Ancestor Tracks has published volumes for Berks, Dauphin, Fayette, Greene, Lancaster, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties. Companion CDs contain the original Warrant Maps and sometimes also contain these maps with current road maps superimposed over them. In addition, they offer a CD containing all 67 Warrant Registers covering the entire state; another CD containing all of the Patent Registers for the state; a third CD containing all of the Tract Name Registers; and a fourth CD containing the New Purchase Register. These ledgers document the first transfers of land from the Penns or the state to private owners. Once the property passed into private hands, all subsequent transfers of land are recorded in the relevant county offices. | ||
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