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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents.
*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents.


*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with film 1501522,{{FHL|511740|item}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards.


*''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820'' <ref>Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820''. Youngstown, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.1 R2b}}.) </ref>
*''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820'' <ref>Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820''. Youngstown, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1983. {{FHL|508499|item}}, book 977.1 R2b. </ref>
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.1 R22b}} 1989.) </ref>This includes the Zanesville and Steubenville Land Offices. The years 1800 to 1820 are not included for Steubenville, since those years were covered by Carol Willsey Bell's book.  
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. {{FHL|531763|item}}, book 977.1 R22eo 1989. </ref>This includes the Zanesville and Steubenville Land Offices. The years 1800 to 1820 are not included for Steubenville, since those years were covered by Carol Willsey Bell's book.  
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.1 R22b}} 1986.) </ref>This indexes records of the Cincinnati Land Office.  
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. {{FHL|510851|item}},  book 977.1 R22eo 1986. </ref>This indexes records of the Cincinnati Land Office.  
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.1 R22e}}.) </ref>Indexes records of the Marietta Land Office.  
*''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. {{FHL|32094|item}}, book 977.1 R22e. </ref>Indexes records of the Marietta Land Office.  
*''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' <ref>McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|973 R2ag}}index 1990; fiche {{FHL|6051323}} for 1972 edition.) </ref>
*''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' <ref>McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. {{FHL|690189|item}}, book 973 R2ag index 1990; fiche {{FHL|286182|item}}, fiche 6051323 (6 fiche) for 1972 edition.) </ref>


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