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'''[[Connecticut Western Reserve]]''' was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library] and the [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Library], described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" page, have extensive collections pertaining to the Western Reserve and the Firelands.  
'''[[Connecticut Western Reserve]]''' was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The [https://ctstatelibrary.org/ Connecticut State Library] and the [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Library], described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" page, have extensive collections pertaining to the Western Reserve and the Firelands.  


'''[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 {{FSC|299185|item}} film 1320962 items 1-13, contains vols. 1-13; book series 977.1 B2f; {{FSC|1245876|item}}, book 977.1 B2f for index 1858-1937; film {{FSC|71463|item}}, film 1320941 item 1; Obituary index, book {{FSC|1343892|item}}, book 977.1 B2f index supp. 1857-1909, fiche 6088685 (1 fiche).</ref>  
'''[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)}}; (FS Library film {{FSC|299185|item}} film 1320962 items 1-13, contains vols. 1-13; book series 977.1 B2f; {{FSC|1245876|item}}, book 977.1 B2f for index 1858-1937; film {{FSC|71463|item}}, film 1320941 item 1; Obituary index, book {{FSC|1343892|item}}, book 977.1 B2f index supp. 1857-1909, fiche 6088685 (1 fiche).</ref>  


==== Land Districts  ====
==== Land Districts  ====
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*''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 {{FSC|356461|item}}.</ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township.  
*''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 {{FSC|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, {{FSC|344062|item}}.</ref>  
*''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 FS Library films beginning with 196135, {{FSC|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 {{FSC|295277|item}}; another filming on six films beginning with 196198 {{FSC|295277|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 FS Library films beginning with 182617 item 1 {{FSC|295277|item}}; another filming on six films beginning with 196198 {{FSC|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,{{FSC|758203|item}}.</ref>  
*''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 FS Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1,{{FSC|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, {{FSC|752852|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 FS Library films beginning with 1992722, {{FSC|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, {{FSC|758280|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 FS Library films beginning with 2022655 Item 3, {{FSC|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, {{FSC|347743|item}}.</ref>Arranged by section, range, and township.  
*''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 FS Library films beginning with 196228 item 7, {{FSC|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, {{FSC|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.  
*''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref>United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. FS Library films 1578331-397, {{FSC|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.  
*[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#U.S._Military_District_Bounty_Land_Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants for the U.S. Military District of Ohio]] Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection.  
*[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#U.S._Military_District_Bounty_Land_Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants for the U.S. Military District of Ohio]] Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection.  
*''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. {{FSC|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.  
*''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. (FS Library films 182624-70. {{FSC|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.  
*Since Ohio officials had an interest in tracking the owner of Ohio lands for taxing and other purposes, many records of federal land sales and grants, as well as those for Ohio, Virginia, and Connecticut, are in the custody of the Auditor of State's Land Office. Their collection includes copies of the plats of land distribution and the names of the original owners.
*Since Ohio officials had an interest in tracking the owner of Ohio lands for taxing and other purposes, many records of federal land sales and grants, as well as those for Ohio, Virginia, and Connecticut, are in the custody of the Auditor of State's Land Office. Their collection includes copies of the plats of land distribution and the names of the original owners.


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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 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/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 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 film 1501522,{{FSC|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.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 FS Library films beginning with film 1501522,{{FSC|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)}}; {{FSC|508499|item}}, book 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. {{WorldCat|22001571|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|508499|item}}, book 977.1 R2b.</ref>  
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::*''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. FS Library book 973 R2ag 1994. {{FSC|421351|item}}.</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. FS Library book 973 R2ag 1994. {{FSC|421351|item}}.</ref>  
:A microfilm copy of the original papers is:  
:A microfilm copy of the original papers is:  
::*'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, {{FSC|309454|item}}.</ref>These papers, relating to land disputes in Ohio and other states, 1789 to 1837, often list heirs of the original claimants.''
::*'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 FS Library films beginning with 1631827, {{FSC|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, {{FSC|758221|item}}.</ref>This is a name index of records available in the Auditor of State's Office.  
*''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. FS Library films 2022287-90, {{FSC|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)}}; {{FSC|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.  
*''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)}}; {{FSC|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.  


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