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 The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]. Indexes are generally located at the beginning of each set. Some are available online.
-*North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table:
+*North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table lists the counties having online abstracts of these records at the NC Archives, accessible through their Discover Online Catalog (DOC). The numbers listed with the county names are NC Archives Record ID numbers and are included below for reference only.  Detailed instructions to use this search feature are available at [https://archives.ncdcr.gov/land-grants-search-doc/open DOC Search Instructions].
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-#Follow this [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/CallNumberSearch.aspx '''link'''] to conduct a "'''Call Number Search'''" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
-#Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "'''A MarsID matching'''."
-#For example, type '''12.14.2''' (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example '''12.14.2.''') and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Davidson County.
-#Click on the entry that is returned: "'''Tennessee, Davidson County'''."
-#In the window that pops up, click '''Show List of Child Records''' and a list of Davidson County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records. The same steps may be followed for other counties and districts.<ref>J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.</ref>
-N.B. You can also search by name through the '''[http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx Basic Search]''', but it lacks soundex capabilities.
 *Tennessee General grants (beginning 1806)