Ohio Land and Property: Difference between revisions

'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=702 Firelands or Sufferers Lands]'''. In 1781, nine towns in Connecticut were destroyed by the British. These lands in the west end of the Western Reserve were granted by Connecticut to the sufferers, their heirs, or assignees. Land was partitioned in 1808. See ''The Firelands Pioneer''<ref name="null">''The Firelands Pioneer''. Norwalk, Ohio: Firelands Historical Society, 1858-1878. {{WorldCat|2446934|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (Family History Library film {{FHL|299185|item}} film 1320962 items 1-13, contains vols. 1-13; book series 977.1 B2f; {{FHL|1245876|item}}, book 977.1 B2f for index 1858-1937; film {{FHL|71463|item}}, film 1320941 item 1; Obituary index, book {{FHL|1343892|item}}, book 977.1 B2f index supp. 1857-1909, fiche 6088685 (1 fiche).</ref>  

*''First Ownership of Ohio Lands'' <ref>Dyer, Albion Morris. ''First Ownership of Ohio Lands''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. {{WorldCat|23548|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; ({{FHL|75509|item}} film 833375. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969. (Family History Library book {{FHL|75600|item}}, book 977.1 R21d 1969; film 908281 item 7.</ref>  

*''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio'' <ref>Hutchinson, William Thomas. ''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio''. New York, NY: Arno Press, 1979. {{WorldCat|4499512|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (Family History Library book {{FHL|419434|item}}, book 977.1 R2h.</ref>An interesting chapter titles include "The public domain as an instrument of war," "From warrant to patent for the Virginia Military District and the United States Military District," and "The UNmilitary United States Military District."  

*'Ohio Lands and Their History''<ref>Peters, William Edwards. ''Ohio Lands and Their History''. Third Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.M.I., Out-of-Print Books on Demand, 1991. {{WorldCat|4136211|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (Family History Library book {{FHL|343158|item}}, book 977.1 R2p.</ref>''  

*Petro, Jim. ''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl10.html Ohio Lands: A Short History]''. (scroll to the bottom of the page to access the entire book)[Columbus], Ohio: Ohio Auditor of State, 1994. <ref>{{WorldCat|19325631|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (Family History Library book {{FHL|767953|item}}, book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is ''Ohio Land Grants" by Thomas E. Ferguson, {{WorldCat|11099516|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|6464|item}}, book 977.1 R2o, film 908043 item 6 and fiche 6051236.</ref>This booklet is free from the auditor of state.  

*Sherman, Christopher E. ''. Original Ohio Land Subdivisions Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982.<ref name="Ohio Lands">{{WorldCat|43636107|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; (Family History Library book {{FHL|83927|item}}, book 977.1 R2she 1982; previous edition on film {{FHL|75626|item}}, film 896753 item 2.</ref> ''This includes detailed maps.

*''Canal Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FS Library films beginning with film 182671 {{FHL|356461|item}}.</ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township.  

*''Miscellaneous Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23 Family History Library films beginning with 196135, {{FHL|344062|item}}.</ref>  

*''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1 {{FHL|295277|item}}; another filming on six films beginning with 196198 {{FHL|295277|item}}.</ref>  

*''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1,{{FHL|758203|item}}.</ref>  

*''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955; Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1995. (On 31 Family History Library films beginning with 1992722, {{FHL|752852|item}}.</ref>  

*''Virginia Military District Lands of Ohio; Indexes'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Virginia Military District Lands of Ohio; Indexes''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995, 1958. (On 33 Family History Library films beginning with 2022655 Item 3, {{FHL|758280|item}}.</ref>  

*''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7, {{FHL|347743|item}}.</ref>Arranged by section, range, and township.  

*''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref>United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. Family History Library films 1578331-397, {{FHL|573261|item}}. Ohio is on films 1578384-388.</ref>Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines.  

*''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio'' <ref>United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70. {{FHL|312389|item}}.</ref>Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name.  

*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. {{WorldCat|22001571|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{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. {{WorldCat|20790653|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{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. {{WorldCat|20790653|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{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. {{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. {{WorldCat|369896|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|690189|item}}, book 973 R2ag index 1990; fiche {{FHL|286182|item}}, fiche 6051323 (6 fiche) for 1972 edition.)</ref>

::*''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands; Class 9, Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States'' <ref>United States. Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands; Class 9, Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States''. Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. Nine Volumes. Family History Library book 973 R2ag 1994. {{FHL|421351|item}}.</ref>  

::*'American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.''<ref>United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.'' Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. {{WorldCat|2053058|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; On 29 Family History Library films beginning with 1631827, {{FHL|309454|item}}.</ref>These papers, relating to land disputes in Ohio and other states, 1789 to 1837, often list heirs of the original claimants.''

*''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. Family History Library films 2022287-90, {{FHL|758221|item}}.</ref>This is a name index of records available in the Auditor of State's Office.  

*''Federal Land Series'' <ref>Smith, Clifford Neal. ''Federal Land Series''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. {{WorldCat|60015581|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|253710|item}}, book 973 R23s; film 1598041 items 6-8; fiche 6087453.</ref>This indexes names from Revolutionary War bounty land warrants and grants from the Virginia Military District.