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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
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==== '''''Introduction''''' ==== | |||
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. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | 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. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | ||
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You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Sale of the land may show when the person left and may mention where he or she was moving to. | You may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if the ancestor served in the military, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, or other clues for further research. {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Sale of the land may show when the person left and may mention where he or she was moving to. | ||
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Kentucky 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. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. 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). The Land Grant Process consists of the following steps: | Kentucky 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. Several types of land grants were issued in Kentucky. 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). The Land Grant Process consists of the following steps: | ||
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#Finally after officals received the necessary papers and fee a grant or patent was issued that entitled applicatant to the land. | #Finally after officals received the necessary papers and fee a grant or patent was issued that entitled applicatant to the land. | ||
Land grants, original warrants, surveys, patents, and Virginia land records are at the Kentucky Land Office, Capitol Building, Frankfort, KY 40602. The files and their indexes are open to the public. Additional land records are at the Kentucky Historical Society and the various county courthouses. The following collections are at the Kentucky Land Office and on microfilm at the Family History Library. Indexes are generally found at the beginning of each set. The Kentucky Land Office has created a Power Point presentation called [http://sos.ky.gov/land/ "Early Land Patents in Kentucky"] that reviews the history Land Patent process in Kentucky. <br> | Land grants, original warrants, surveys, patents, and Virginia land records are at the Kentucky Land Office, Capitol Building, Frankfort, KY 40602. The files and their indexes are open to the public. Additional land records are at the Kentucky Historical Society and the various county courthouses. The following collections are at the Kentucky Land Office and on microfilm at the Family History Library. Indexes are generally found at the beginning of each set. The Kentucky Land Office has created a Power Point presentation called [http://sos.ky.gov/land/ "Early Land Patents in Kentucky"] that reviews the history Land Patent process in Kentucky. <br> | ||
==== '''''Land Grants''''' ==== | |||
'''Virginia Grants (1773–1792)'''. These grants were issued to men who served in the French and Indian War and in the Revolutionary War or their heirs. | '''Virginia Grants (1773–1792)'''. These grants were issued to men who served in the French and Indian War and in the Revolutionary War or their heirs. | ||
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*Kentucky, Court of Appeals. ''Deed Books, 1780–1909''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1966. {{FHL|135818|item}}, 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}}, 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. | *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. | ||
Indexes to Land Grants and Surveys | |||
'''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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*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}}, FHL 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. | *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}}, FHL 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''''' ==== | ||
Once a parcel of land was transferred from the government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold, and resold, with each transaction creating new records. These person-to-person transactions are an important resource to the genealogist since the potential for an ancestor to be recorded is high. These records may offer genealogical clues such as the given name of the wife, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon her marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. | |||
It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that 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. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that 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. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | ||
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#Select Land and Property from the Topic List. | #Select Land and Property from the Topic List. | ||
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=== '''Internet Resources of Kentucky Land Records''' === | === '''Internet Resources of Kentucky Land Records''' === | ||