0
edits
Illinois Land and Property (view source)
Revision as of 01:24, 30 September 2008
, 30 September 2008Addition of links
No edit summary |
m (Addition of links) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. Ancestry is a trademark of Ancestry, Inc. (Family History Library book 973 R27h). | Hone, E. Wade. ''Land and Property Research in the United States''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. Ancestry is a trademark of Ancestry, Inc. (Family History Library book 973 R27h). | ||
At various times, early settlers and others made written claims to the government for lands. Those claims frequently included statements by relatives, heirs, neighbors, or friends and sometimes contained additional genealogical information. A land office was opened at Kaskaskia in 1804 for settling claims and land disputes. Records of these and other claims are in: | At various times, early settlers and others made written claims to the government for lands. Those claims frequently included statements by relatives, heirs, neighbors, or friends and sometimes contained additional genealogical information. A land office was opened at [[Kaskaskia,_Illinois|Kaskaskia]] in 1804 for settling claims and land disputes. Records of these and other claims are in: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States.'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 Volumes. (On 29 Family History Library films, beginning with 1631827.) Classes 8 and 9 of these records deal with public lands and claims for the years 1789 to 1837, and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States.'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 Volumes. (On 29 Family History Library films, beginning with 1631827.) Classes 8 and 9 of these records deal with public lands and claims for the years 1789 to 1837, and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
Hammes, Raymond H. (Henry). ''Consolidated Index for the Raymond H. Hammes Collection at the Illinois State Genealogical Society, Land Records, 1678–1814''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library film 1543598, item 1 While the title implies otherwise, this collection is at the Illinois State Archives. | Hammes, Raymond H. (Henry). ''Consolidated Index for the Raymond H. Hammes Collection at the Illinois State Genealogical Society, Land Records, 1678–1814''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library film 1543598, item 1 While the title implies otherwise, this collection is at the Illinois State Archives. | ||
To find more information on early landowners, see the Territorial Papers of the United States and selected sources for Kaskaskia and other early settlements described in the "[[Illinois History|History]]" section. | To find more information on early landowners, see the Territorial Papers of the United States and selected sources for [[Kaskaskia,_Illinois|Kaskaskia]] and other early settlements described in the "[[Illinois History|History]]" section. | ||
=== Government Land Transfers === | === Government Land Transfers === | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records. | Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records. | ||
As the United States acquired territory, unsettled land became public domain and was sold by the federal government. The first general land office to serve Illinois was at Kaskaskia, which opened for land sales to the general public in 1814. | As the United States acquired territory, unsettled land became public domain and was sold by the federal government. The first general land office to serve Illinois was at [[Kaskaskia,_Illinois|Kaskaskia]], which opened for land sales to the general public in 1814. | ||
An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials was created in 1984. Originally called the Public Domain Computer Conversion Project, it indexes the documents classified as "Record Groups 491 and 952" in the Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois, cited in the "[[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section. A microfiche copy of the index is: | An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials was created in 1984. Originally called the Public Domain Computer Conversion Project, it indexes the documents classified as "Record Groups 491 and 952" in the Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois, cited in the "[[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section. A microfiche copy of the index is: | ||
| Line 75: | Line 75: | ||
ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | ILLINOIS, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Illinois.ASP Illinois Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Illinois.ASP Illinois Research Outline]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | |||
[[Category:Illinois]] | [[Category:Illinois]] | ||