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-''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[District of Columbia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[District_of_Columbia_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]''
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+| link3=[[District_of_Columbia,_United_States_Genealogy|District of Columbia]]
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-The [[District of Columbia|District of Columbia]] was created in 1790 from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Virginia|Virginia]]. Land records for the District of Columbia, 1792 to 1886, are on 694 microfilms, {{FHL|216566|item}}, starting with film 895251 for the index and film 899401 for the records. The documents include deeds of transfer of title, bills of sale, mortgages, and manumissions. There is a grantor/grantee index for 1792 to 1919. The original records and indexes are located in the office of the [http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1328,q,593393.asp Recorder of Deeds], 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: 202-727-5374. [[United States|[[Image:Land_plat_washington_district_of_columbia.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Land Plat of Washington, D.C.]]]]
+==Online Resources==
-When&nbsp;Maryland and Virginia ceeded portions of their land to create the District of Columbia, they kept&nbsp;original&nbsp;records for that early time period in their respective counties.&nbsp;&nbsp;Deed books for [[Alexandria County, Virginia]], (now Arlington County) are at the Alexandria City courthouse. {{FHL|10508|item}}, deeds (1783-1865) start with film 30170; index (1793-1870), films 30168-69. The Family History Library also has the Maryland Circuit Court deeds for [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]] ({{FHL|61443|item}},&nbsp; index (1696-1884) films 14277&amp; 14278, deeds start with film 14247) and [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]] ({{FHL|310061|item}}, index (1773-1863) film 14207; deeds start with film 14208).
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
-A list of the earliest settlers is in Bessie Wilmarth Gahn, ''Original Patentees of Land at Washington Prior to 1700'' (1936 reprint; Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1969) {{FHL|226421|item}}, book 975.3 R21g; located also at [http://www.worldcat.org/title/original-patentees-of-land-at-washington-prior-to-1700/oclc/32371 these libraries].
+=== Record Synopsis  ===
-<br>
+The [[District of Columbia Genealogy|District of Columbia]] was created in 1790 from [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]] and [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]]. Land records for the District of Columbia, 1792 to 1886, are on 694 microfilms, {{FSC|216566|item}}, starting with film 895251 for the index and film 899401 for the records. The documents include deeds of transfer of title, bills of sale, mortgages, and manumissions. There is a grantor/grantee index for 1792 to 1919. The original records and indexes are located in the office of the [http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1328,q,593393.asp Recorder of Deeds], 1101 4th Street, SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, Telephone: 202-727-5374. [[Image:Land plat washington district of columbia.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
-=== '''Websites'''  ===
+When Maryland and Virginia ceeded portions of their land to create the District of Columbia, they kept original records for that early time period in their respective counties.Deed books for [[Alexandria County, Virginia]], (now Arlington County) are at the Alexandria City courthouse. {{FSC|10508|item}}, deeds (1783-1865) start with film 30170; index (1793-1870), films 30168-69. The FamilySearch Library also has the Maryland Circuit Court deeds for [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's County]] ({{FSC|61443|item}},index (1696-1884) films 14277&amp; 14278, deeds start with film 14247) and [[Montgomery County, Maryland Genealogy|Montgomery County]] ({{FSC|310061|item}}, index (1773-1863) film 14207; deeds start with film 14208).
-[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/District-of-Columbia-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm District of Columbia Land Records and Deeds Directory]
+A list of the earliest settlers is in Bessie Wilmarth Gahn, ''Original Patentees of Land at Washington Prior to 1700'' (1936 reprint; Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1969) {{FSC|226421|item}}, book 975.3 R21g; located also at [http://www.worldcat.org/title/original-patentees-of-land-at-washington-prior-to-1700/oclc/32371 these libraries].
-[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=District%20of%20Columbia&sort=Pub_Date,Pub_List_No,Series_No Historic maps of District of Columbia]
+An early map (1795) identifying lot numbers in Washington, D.C. is available [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~179~20059:Plan-of-the-City-of-Washington-in-t?sort=Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:District%2Bof%2BColumbia;sort:Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=1&trs=295 online].
-[[Category:District_of_Columbia|Land and Property]]
+=== Additional Resources  ===
+*M1116, District of Columbia Building Permits, 1877-1949, and Index, 1877-1958. - Available via the National Archives.  [http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=4338 Read a blog post from NARA on how to use them].<br>
+*Pippenger, Wesley E. District of Columbia Original Land Owners, 1791-1800. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books 1999. FS Library 975.3 R2p [http://www.worldcat.org/title/district-of-columbia-original-land-owners-1791-1800/oclc/866467579 WorldCat] <br>
+*Pippenger, Wesley E. Index to District of Columbia Land Records 1792-1817. Westminster, MD:Heritage Books, 2010.<br>
+=== Websites  ===
+*[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/District-of-Columbia-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm District of Columbia Land Records and Deeds Directory]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=District%20of%20Columbia&sort=Pub_Date,Pub_List_No,Series_No Historic maps of District of Columbia]
+{{District of Columbia|District of Columbia}} {{U.S. Land and Property}}
+[[Category:Washington, D.C., United States|Land and Property]]