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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
[[{{Ohio Land Office}}]] | [[{{Ohio Land Office}}]] | ||
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=== Federal Land Grants === | === Federal Land Grants === | ||
*[http:// | *'''[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ohio_Company The Ohio Company First Purchase]'''. This land was sold by the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohfrankl/Land/ohl2.html Continental Congress] to an association of former officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts and nearby areas. [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ohio_Company The Ohio Company Second Purchase], made in 1792, was acquired by redeeming military bounty land warrants obtained by the association. Original records of the Ohio Company of Associates are in the custody of [http://digicoll.marietta.edu/oca/background/historical.html Marietta College], Dawes Memorial Library, Marietta, Ohio. | ||
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=698 '''The Donation Tract''']. One hundred-acre parcels were offered to legal-age males who would occupy the land immediately, thus becoming a buffer between the Indians and those settling on the Ohio Company Purchases. Deeds were issued by the Ohio Company of Associates until 1818, when the Marietta Land Office obtained jurisdiction of unclaimed lands. | *[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=698 '''The Donation Tract''']. One hundred-acre parcels were offered to legal-age males who would occupy the land immediately, thus becoming a buffer between the Indians and those settling on the Ohio Company Purchases. Deeds were issued by the Ohio Company of Associates until 1818, when the Marietta Land Office obtained jurisdiction of unclaimed lands. | ||
*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=806 Symmes Purchase or Miami Purchase]'''. Purchased partly with military bounty land warrants, the survey for this land was done privately and does not conform to the United States rectangular survey system. Symmes and many of the first settlers in this area came from New Jersey or had ties to New Jersey. | *'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=806 Symmes Purchase or Miami Purchase]'''. Purchased partly with military bounty land warrants, the survey for this land was done privately and does not conform to the United States rectangular survey system. Symmes and many of the first settlers in this area came from New Jersey or had ties to New Jersey. | ||
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*'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. (Family History Library book {{FHL|343158|item}}, book 977.1 R2p.</ref>'' | *'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. (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>(Family History Library book {{FHL|767953|item}}, book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is ''Ohio Land Grants" by Thomas E. Ferguson, {{FHL|6464|item}}, book 977.1 R2o, film 908043 item 6 and fiche 6051236.</ref>This booklet is free from the auditor of state. | *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>(Family History Library book {{FHL|767953|item}}, book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is ''Ohio Land Grants" by Thomas E. Ferguson, {{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. ''[http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/OhioLands/index.html Original Ohio Land Subdivisions]''. <ref>Original Ohio Land Subdivisions Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982. (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. | *Sherman, Christopher E. ''[http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/OhioLands/index.html Original Ohio Land Subdivisions]''{{dead link}}. <ref>Original Ohio Land Subdivisions Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982. (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. | ||
=== Land Grant Records === | === Land Grant Records === | ||
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:VIRGINIA - MILITARY RECORDS | :VIRGINIA - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
<br>Original records of the [http://www.cslib.org/firelands.htm Connecticut Western Reserve and Firelands in Ohio] are located at the office of the [http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/site/default.asp Connecticut Secretary of State]. Check the Place Search of the [ | <br>Original records of the [http://www.cslib.org/firelands.htm Connecticut Western Reserve and Firelands in Ohio] are located at the office of the [http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/site/default.asp Connecticut Secretary of State]. Check the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
:CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | :CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ | *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,{{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. | *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. | ||
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:*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | :*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | ||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ | To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 BLM-GLO web site]: | ||
:*Name of the purchaser | :*Name of the purchaser | ||
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A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | ||
*[[Ohio, | *[[Ohio,Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio, Stark County Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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