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===Online Resources=== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*'''1700-1909''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kentucky-wills-deeds-and-marriages-1700-1909-published-1929 Kentucky, Wills, Deeds, and Marriages, 1700-1909 (Published 1929)], ($), index. | *'''1700-1909''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kentucky-wills-deeds-and-marriages-1700-1909-published-1929 Kentucky, Wills, Deeds, and Marriages, 1700-1909 (Published 1929)], ($), index. | ||
*'''1773-1780''' [http://genealogytrails.com/vir/fincastle/fincastlecommissionerland.html Genealogy Trails History Group, Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773-1780], index. | *'''1773-1780''' [http://genealogytrails.com/vir/fincastle/fincastlecommissionerland.html Genealogy Trails History Group, Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773-1780], index. | ||
* | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2073/ Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1850-1880''' {{RecordSearch|4231101|United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1850-1880''' {{RecordSearch|4231101|United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1934-1953''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4903 U.S., Tennessee Valley, Family Removal and Population Readjustment Case Files, 1934-1953], ($), index. | *'''1934-1953''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4903 U.S., Tennessee Valley, Family Removal and Population Readjustment Case Files, 1934-1953], ($), index. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48581/ Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I] at Ancestry ($); {{FHL|86046|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 D2a 1969}} | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48031/ Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. II] at Ancestry ($); {{FHL|86046|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 D2a 1969}} | ||
*[https://www.sos.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx The Kentucky Land Office] has information and links to many land record collections. Select Land Office from menu, then Military Registers & Land Records and Non-Military Registers & Land Records. Some of these collections with additional links are also listed below under '''Land Grants'''. | |||
*[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Kentucky-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Kentucky Land Records and Deeds Directory], index.<br> | |||
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*[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Kentucky-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Kentucky Land Records and Deeds Directory], index.<br> | |||
====Introduction==== | ====Introduction==== | ||
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*Kentucky. Governor. ''County Court Orders, 1836–1955''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. {{FHL|242323|item|disp=FHL films 272875–938}}. Films 272875–6 are indexes to this record. Due to the numerous disputes and litigations concerning Kentucky lands, consult the Court of Appeal deed books: | *Kentucky. Governor. ''County Court Orders, 1836–1955''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. {{FHL|242323|item|disp=FHL films 272875–938}}. Films 272875–6 are indexes to this record. Due to the numerous disputes and litigations concerning Kentucky lands, consult the Court of Appeal deed books: | ||
*Kentucky, Court of Appeals. ''Deed Books, 1780–1909''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1966. {{FHL|135818|item|disp=FHL films 551280–92}}. Film 551280 is an index to these records. | *Kentucky, Court of Appeals. ''Deed Books, 1780–1909''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1966. {{FHL|135818|item|disp=FHL films 551280–92}}. Film 551280 is an index to these records. | ||
*An abstract of some of these deeds is: Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Court of Appeals deed books''. 4 vols. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1985. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically. {{WorldCat|12839714|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}{{FHL|269371|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R2c}} | *An abstract of some of these deeds is: Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Court of Appeals deed books''. 4 vols. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1985. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically. {{WorldCat|12839714|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|269371|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R2c}}.<br> | ||
*[https://www.sos.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx The Kentucky Land Office] also has links to many of the above record collections, and additional information and collections. Select Land Office from menu, then Military Registers & Land Records and Non-Military Registers & Land Records. | |||
'''Indexes to Land Grants and Surveys. ''' Several important indexes are available for researching the land grants, military land warrants, state land office records, and court of appeals land records in Kentucky. | '''Indexes to Land Grants and Surveys. ''' Several important indexes are available for researching the land grants, military land warrants, state land office records, and court of appeals land records in Kentucky. | ||
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*Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782–1924''. Louisville, KY: Standard Printing, 1925. This index is alphabetical by the location of the grant. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/274893-the-kentucky-land-grants-a-systematic-index-to-all-of-the-land-grants-recorded-in-the-state-land-office-at-frankfort-kentucky-1782-1924?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. {{FHL|94433|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R22ji.}} | *Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782–1924''. Louisville, KY: Standard Printing, 1925. This index is alphabetical by the location of the grant. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/274893-the-kentucky-land-grants-a-systematic-index-to-all-of-the-land-grants-recorded-in-the-state-land-office-at-frankfort-kentucky-1782-1924?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. {{FHL|94433|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R22ji.}} | ||
*''Index for Old Kentucky Survey’s and Grants; Index for Tellico Surveys and Grants''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1975. {{FHL|286811|item|disp=FHL film 1402856}}. This index shows the name of the person receiving the land, survey number, county, acreage, survey and grant dates, volume and page numbers of original documents, and Kentucky Historical Society volume number. | *''Index for Old Kentucky Survey’s and Grants; Index for Tellico Surveys and Grants''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1975. {{FHL|286811|item|disp=FHL film 1402856}}. This index shows the name of the person receiving the land, survey number, county, acreage, survey and grant dates, volume and page numbers of original documents, and Kentucky Historical Society volume number. | ||
*Taylor, Philip Fall. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. | *Taylor, Philip Fall. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FHL|85944|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R21t and fiche 6019959}}. These warrants are indexed and include the warrant date and number, name and rank of the veteran, acreage, and description of the property. | ||
====County Records==== | ====County Records==== | ||
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In the early days land disputes were common and so deeds ended up appealed to the STATE court level. These are abstracted in Michael L. and Bettie A. Cook's ''Kentucky Court of Appeals Deed Books Vol VI (Deed Books A-G, 1796-1803), Vol VII (Deed Books H-N, 1803-1811), Vol VIII (Deed Books O-U, 1811-1821) and Vol IV (Deed Books V-Z, 1821-1835)'' of the Kentucky Record Series. Vol IV includes the District of Kentucky (1783-1789) state supreme court records. | In the early days land disputes were common and so deeds ended up appealed to the STATE court level. These are abstracted in Michael L. and Bettie A. Cook's ''Kentucky Court of Appeals Deed Books Vol VI (Deed Books A-G, 1796-1803), Vol VII (Deed Books H-N, 1803-1811), Vol VIII (Deed Books O-U, 1811-1821) and Vol IV (Deed Books V-Z, 1821-1835)'' of the Kentucky Record Series. Vol IV includes the District of Kentucky (1783-1789) state supreme court records. | ||
====Reference Tools==== | ====Reference Tools==== | ||