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'''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | '''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | ||
North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. ''Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index'' | North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. ''Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index.''''''''Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives, 1980–. (On 742 FHL films beginning with 1942606.) The warrants and plats are in the process of being microfilmed and are available for Anson through Rutherford counties. The index is in six alphabetical parts: | ||
'''Grants covering 1693–1959'''. This is the largest and principal index and has the cards arranged first alphabetically by surname and then each surname is broken down by the county where the land was originally located. (FHL films 1942606–643.) | '''Grants covering 1693–1959'''. This is the largest and principal index and has the cards arranged first alphabetically by surname and then each surname is broken down by the county where the land was originally located. (FHL films 1942606–643.) | ||
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'''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. (FHL film 1942644.) | '''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. (FHL film 1942644.) | ||
'''Granville District grants'''. (FHL film 1942645.) The index is at the beginning of the film. | '''Granville District grants'''. (FHL film 1942645 item 1.) The index is at the beginning of the film. | ||
'''Lords Proprietors grants prior to 1729'''. This portion covers grants mainly within the old Albemarle County area. (FHL film 1942645.) The index follows the Granville District grants index. | '''Lords Proprietors grants prior to 1729'''''''''. This portion covers grants mainly within the old Albemarle County area. (FHL film 1942645 item 2.) The index follows the Granville District grants index.'' | ||
Lords Proprietors grants for which no county is given. Most of these grants were probably in the old Albemarle County area. (FHL film 1942645.) This is the last index on the film. | '''Lords Proprietors grants for which no county is given'''. Most of these grants were probably in the old Albemarle County area. (FHL film 1942645 item 3.) This is the last index on the film. | ||
'''Tennessee grants'''. This indexes land grants given in the Western Country of North Carolina (now Tennessee). This index also includes grants based on military bounty warrants that have the words Military Warrant stamped at the bottom. (FHL films 1942646–648.) | '''Tennessee grants'''. This indexes land grants given in the Western Country of North Carolina (now Tennessee). This index also includes grants based on military bounty warrants that have the words Military Warrant stamped at the bottom. (FHL films 1942646–648.) | ||
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Prior to 1728 the border between Virginia and North Carolina was not defined, so many early North Carolina grants were found in Virginia. For example, one of the eight Carolina proprietors, Sir William Berkeley, lived in the American colonies and served as the governor of Virginia. In 1663 he started granting patents for land that was located in the Carolinas. Abstracts of 29 of his patents can be found in volume 1 of: | Prior to 1728 the border between Virginia and North Carolina was not defined, so many early North Carolina grants were found in Virginia. For example, one of the eight Carolina proprietors, Sir William Berkeley, lived in the American colonies and served as the governor of Virginia. In 1663 he started granting patents for land that was located in the Carolinas. Abstracts of 29 of his patents can be found in volume 1 of: | ||
Nugent, Nell Marion. ''Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants''. | Nugent, Nell Marion. ''Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants''''''.'''8 vols. Richmond, Virginia.: Dietz Print.: Virginia State Library: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1934-2005. (FHL book 975.5 R2n; vol. 1 (1963 ed.) on film 1320779 item 5.) See the index in volume 1. Volume 1 includes records for 1623–1666. No entries, warrants, or plats have been found for the years 1663–1668.'''''' | ||
Most of the Lords Proprietors began granting land in the Carolinas in 1669, but unfortunately all of the entries, warrants, plats, and patents for 1669 through 1678 are lost. For the time period of 1679 through 1729 the entry records are also lost, but a transcription of some of the surviving warrants and surveys can be found in: | Most of the Lords Proprietors began granting land in the Carolinas in 1669, but unfortunately all of the entries, warrants, plats, and patents for 1669 through 1678 are lost. For the time period of 1679 through 1729 the entry records are also lost, but a transcription of some of the surviving warrants and surveys can be found in: | ||
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Holcomb, Brent H. ''North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina''. Clinton, South Carolina: Holcomb, 1975–. (FHL book 975 R28n.) This source abstracts approximately 680 patents, covering 1749–1773. There is also a list of 169 land owners who petitioned the king in an effort to keep their North Carolina patents after the North and South Carolina border were established. | Holcomb, Brent H. ''North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina''. Clinton, South Carolina: Holcomb, 1975–. (FHL book 975 R28n.) This source abstracts approximately 680 patents, covering 1749–1773. There is also a list of 169 land owners who petitioned the king in an effort to keep their North Carolina patents after the North and South Carolina border were established. | ||
For more information on South Carolina lands granted by North Carolina, see the South Carolina Research Outline (30972). Also search in the Family History Library Catalog by using a | <br>For more information on South Carolina lands granted by North Carolina, see the South Carolina Research Outline (30972). Also search in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
SOUTH CAROLINA- LAND AND PROPERTY | SOUTH CAROLINA- LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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Land Grant Records from the Revolutionary War and State Era (1777–1959) | Land Grant Records from the Revolutionary War and State Era (1777–1959) | ||
After all the vacant land had been granted by the state of North Carolina, the county officials sent their entry records to the state land office. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the early original entry records as well as many published and indexed abstracts. These can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a | After all the vacant land had been granted by the state of North Carolina, the county officials sent their entry records to the state land office. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the early original entry records as well as many published and indexed abstracts. These can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search for the desired county under the subject "Land and Property." | ||
Many of the original warrants and plats have also been microfilmed and can be found in Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index cited above. | Many of the original warrants and plats have also been microfilmed and can be found in Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index cited above. | ||
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Many land disputes involving residents of the western counties of North Carolina were taken before a regional superior court. Transcripts of many loose court papers relating to these disputes can be found in volume 2 of: | Many land disputes involving residents of the western counties of North Carolina were taken before a regional superior court. Transcripts of many loose court papers relating to these disputes can be found in volume 2 of: | ||
Haun, Weynette Parks. ''Morgan District North Carolina, Superior Court of Law & Equity''. 4 vols. Durham, North Carolina: | Haun, Weynette Parks. ''Morgan District North Carolina, Superior Court of Law & Equity''. 4 vols. Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1987–1995. (FHL book 975.6 P29h.) Volume 2 has land records for 1773–1807. This district was created in 1782 and included Lincoln, Burke, and Wilkes counties and all counties west of these three. In 1784 this district only covered the western counties of what is now the state of North Carolina. This book contains a detailed name index. | ||
'''Suspended Grants'''. Many North Carolina land owners and potential land owners wrote to the governor of North Carolina asking him to not sign certain land grants until true ownership could be determined by a trial. The trials were to be held in the county where the land was located. Details from approximately 1,600 of these disputes showing the names of those involved and covering the years 1776–1836 can be found in: | '''Suspended Grants'''. Many North Carolina land owners and potential land owners wrote to the governor of North Carolina asking him to not sign certain land grants until true ownership could be determined by a trial. The trials were to be held in the county where the land was located. Details from approximately 1,600 of these disputes showing the names of those involved and covering the years 1776–1836 can be found in: | ||
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In 1791 the United States Congress requested the state of North Carolina to provide a list of all grants (military included) that they had issued for land in what later became the state of Tennessee. This list totaled 5,486 grants and included the counties of Davidson, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Summer, Tennessee, and Washington and the Eastern, Middle, and Western districts. The list can be found on the following film: | In 1791 the United States Congress requested the state of North Carolina to provide a list of all grants (military included) that they had issued for land in what later became the state of Tennessee. This list totaled 5,486 grants and included the counties of Davidson, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Summer, Tennessee, and Washington and the Eastern, Middle, and Western districts. The list can be found on the following film: | ||
North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''List of North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778–1791''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, | North Carolina. Secretary of State. ''List of North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778–1791''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M68. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1944. (FHL film 024541.) | ||
For additional records of lands within the boundaries of present-day Tennessee that were granted by the state of North Carolina, see the "[[Tennessee Land and Property|'''Land and Property''']]" section of the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../tennessee '''Tennessee Research Outline'''] | For additional records of lands within the boundaries of present-day Tennessee that were granted by the state of North Carolina, see the "[[Tennessee Land and Property|'''Land and Property''']]" section of the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../tennessee '''Tennessee Research Outline'''][http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../tennessee ] and the Family History Library Catalog, using a Place Search under: | ||
TENNESSEE- LAND AND PROPERTY | TENNESSEE- LAND AND PROPERTY | ||