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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
[[Image:{{GreatSmokey}}]] | [[Image:{{GreatSmokey}}]] The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can locate ancestral deeds using the [http://www.assessment.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Property Records Online.] An online index is also available for ancestral and modern [http://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php deeds specific to Shelby County]. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can locate ancestral deeds using the [http://www.assessment.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Property Records Online.] An online index is also available for ancestral and modern [http://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php deeds specific to Shelby County]. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | |||
Tennessee 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. 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). | Tennessee 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. 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). | ||
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See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | ||
The ultimate resource guide for Tennessee land up to 1891 is Henry Whitney's ''Land Laws of Tennessee''. It's about 20MB, but it's downloadable from Google Books for <u>[http://books.google.com/books?id=I7kZAAAAYAAJ free here]</u>. Download this<u>!</u> | The ultimate resource guide for Tennessee land up to 1891 is Henry Whitney's ''Land Laws of Tennessee''. It's about 20MB, but it's downloadable from Google Books for <u>[http://books.google.com/books?id=I7kZAAAAYAAJ free here]</u>. Download this<u>!</u> {{Adoption TNGenWeb}} | ||
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=== Land Grants === | === Land Grants === | ||
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The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [[Family History Library]]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are: | The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [[Family History Library]]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are: | ||
Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=734414&disp=Tennessee+land+entries+military+bounty+l%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 R2pa].) Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See | Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=734414&disp=Tennessee+land+entries+military+bounty+l%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 R2pa].) Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index. | ||
North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''North Carolina and Tennessee; Revolutionary Warrants, 1783–1837.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1978. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=410233&disp=North+Carolina+and+Tennessee%3B+revoluti++ 1013361–75].) This contains handwritten warrants, a description of the land, names, and some hand-drawn maps. The folders are in alphabetical order. | North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''North Carolina and Tennessee; Revolutionary Warrants, 1783–1837.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1978. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=410233&disp=North+Carolina+and+Tennessee%3B+revoluti++ 1013361–75].) This contains handwritten warrants, a description of the land, names, and some hand-drawn maps. The folders are in alphabetical order. | ||