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''[[United States | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
[[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. | [[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. | ||
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The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices. As new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices. As new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Archives] | [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Archives] | ||
[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Tennessee-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Tennessee Land Records and Deeds Directory], by Online Searches, LLC, accessed 11/16/2010 | [http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Tennessee-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm Tennessee Land Records and Deeds Directory], by Online Searches, LLC, accessed 11/16/2010 | ||
"''[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/06/20/connect-your-tennessee-ancestor-to-origins-in-north-carolina/ Connect Your Tennessee Ancestor to Origins in North Carolina]''", Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genelogy Blog, accessed 11/16/2010. | "''[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/06/20/connect-your-tennessee-ancestor-to-origins-in-north-carolina/ Connect Your Tennessee Ancestor to Origins in North Carolina]''", Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genelogy Blog, accessed 11/16/2010. | ||
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"''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/guides/guide10.htm Early North Carolina/Tennessee Land Grants @ the Tennessee State Library and Archives]''", available at the Tennessee Department of State, accessed 11/16/2010. | "''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/guides/guide10.htm Early North Carolina/Tennessee Land Grants @ the Tennessee State Library and Archives]''", available at the Tennessee Department of State, accessed 11/16/2010. | ||
"<u>[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/bamman.htm This Land is Our Land! Tennessee's Disputes with North Carolina]</u>", by Gale Williams Bamman, available at TNGenWeb, accessed 11/16/2010. | "<u>[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/bamman.htm This Land is Our Land! Tennessee's Disputes with North Carolina]</u>", by Gale Williams Bamman, available at TNGenWeb, accessed 11/16/2010. | ||
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