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==Online Resources== | |||
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/early-north-carolina-tennessee-land-grants-at-the-tennessee-state-library-and-archives Early North Carolina/Tennessee Land Grants] at the Tennessee State Library and Archives | |||
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/bamman.htm ''This Land is Our Land! Tennessee's Disputes with North Carolina''], by Gale Williams Bamman, at TNGenWeb | |||
*[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data] at State Archives of North Carolina | |||
*[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] | |||
==North Carolina Land Records== | |||
*[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]. Searchable data for over 216,000 land grants issued by the state of North Carolina from 1663 to 1960, including around 12,000 grants issued for what is now Tennessee. Issued grants are linked directly to an image of the page in the corresponding Land Patent Book where the land description was recorded. For Caswell, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Wake, and Wilkes County, grants are linked to over 100,000 high quality images of original warrants, surveys and other related documents. | |||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | ||
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'''[https://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc DOC: Discover Online Catalog]''' (Formerly known as MARS catalog) This online catalog for the North Carolina State Archives indexes land grants, all warrants that have been microfilmed in the [https://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc North Carolina State Archives], and lists all names that appear on the military bounty warrants in the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office. | '''[https://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc DOC: Discover Online Catalog]''' (Formerly known as MARS catalog) This online catalog for the North Carolina State Archives indexes land grants, all warrants that have been microfilmed in the [https://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc North Carolina State Archives], and lists all names that appear on the military bounty warrants in the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office. | ||
'''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the | '''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
<br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' is a free site which contains all the land grant data from DOC in an easy to search format. Grants recorded in Land Patent Books Volumes 1-198 (complete set) are directly linked to an image of the page where the grant was recorded, in most cases with complete metes and bounds. For Caswell, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Wake, and Wilkes County, grants are directly linked to images of original warrants, surveys, receipts, and other documents.<br> | <br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' is a free site which contains all the land grant data from DOC in an easy to search format. Grants recorded in Land Patent Books Volumes 1-198 (complete set) are directly linked to an image of the page where the grant was recorded, in most cases with complete metes and bounds. For Caswell, Mecklenburg, Orange, Person, Wake, and Wilkes County, grants are directly linked to images of original warrants, surveys, receipts, and other documents.<br> | ||
North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. ''Land | North Carolina. Secretary of State. Land Grant Office. ''Land records, North Carolina and Tennessee; indexes, 1600-1959.''Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives, 1980–. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library has 788 films beginning with 1942606. 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. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library 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. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library films 1942606–643. | ||
'''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. {{FSC|695114|item}}, | '''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library 1942644. | ||
'''Granville District grants'''. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library film 1942645 item 1. The index is at the beginning of the film. All images from this film are available at '''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]'''. | '''Granville District grants'''. {{FSC|695114|item}}, FS Library film 1942645 item 1. The index is at the beginning of the film. All images from this film are available at '''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]'''. | ||
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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,''8 vols. Richmond, Virginia.: Dietz Print.: Virginia State Library: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1934-2005. {{FSC|160644|item}}, FS Library book 975.5 R2n, vol. 1 (1963 ed.) and 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. Online at: [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005994001 Hathitrust], [http://search. | 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. {{FSC|160644|item}}, FS Library book 975.5 R2n, vol. 1 (1963 ed.) and 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. Online at: [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005994001 Hathitrust], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48408 Ancestry] ($). | ||
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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Haun, Weynette Parks. ''Old Albemarle County, North Carolina, Book of Land Warrants and Surveys, 1681–1706''. 1st ed. Durham, North Carolina: W.P. Haun, 1984. {{FSC|318045|item}}, FS Library book 975.61 R2h. | Haun, Weynette Parks. ''Old Albemarle County, North Carolina, Book of Land Warrants and Surveys, 1681–1706''. 1st ed. Durham, North Carolina: W.P. Haun, 1984. {{FSC|318045|item}}, FS Library book 975.61 R2h. | ||
Many of the original warrants and surveys have been microfilmed in the Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index listed above. The original land patent books or copies of these books covering 1679–1729, have survived and are located at the North Carolina State Archives. Microfilms of these patent books are not available at the | Many of the original warrants and surveys have been microfilmed in the Land Records, 1600s thru 1957, Land Grant Index listed above. The original land patent books or copies of these books covering 1679–1729, have survived and are located at the North Carolina State Archives. Microfilms of these patent books are not available at the FamilySearch Library. These patent books contain approximately 3,400 patents and are abstracted in: | ||
Hofmann, Margaret M. ''Province of North Carolina, 1663–1729, Abstracts of Land Patents''. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: M.M. Hofmann, 1983. {{FSC|201582|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R2hp. | Hofmann, Margaret M. ''Province of North Carolina, 1663–1729, Abstracts of Land Patents''. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: M.M. Hofmann, 1983. {{FSC|201582|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R2hp. | ||
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*List of Warrants for Various Counties of North Carolina, 1769–1771. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FSC|347950|item}}, FS Library film 018065. | *List of Warrants for Various Counties of North Carolina, 1769–1771. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1941. {{FSC|347950|item}}, FS Library film 018065. | ||
The original Crown patent books are located at the North Carolina State Archives and are not on microfilm at the | The original Crown patent books are located at the North Carolina State Archives and are not on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Abstracts of these patents for the time period of 1735–1775, are found in: | ||
Hofmann, Margaret M. ''Colony of North Carolina, Abstracts of Land Patents''. 2vols. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: M.M. Hofmann, 1982–84. {{FSC|201561|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R2hm. Volume 1 is for 1735–1754, and volume 2 1765–1775. Each volume is indexed. | Hofmann, Margaret M. ''Colony of North Carolina, Abstracts of Land Patents''. 2vols. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina: M.M. Hofmann, 1982–84. {{FSC|201561|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R2hm. Volume 1 is for 1735–1754, and volume 2 1765–1775. Each volume is indexed. | ||
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Hofmann, Margaret M. ''The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748–1763: Abstracts of Land Grants''. 5vols. Weldon, North Carolina: Roanoke News, 1986–1995. {{FSC|527478|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R28h. | Hofmann, Margaret M. ''The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748–1763: Abstracts of Land Grants''. 5vols. Weldon, North Carolina: Roanoke News, 1986–1995. {{FSC|527478|item}}, FS Library book 975.6 R28h. | ||
The original entries, warrants, plats, and grants are located at the North Carolina State Archives and have been microfilmed. These microfilms are not available at the | The original entries, warrants, plats, and grants are located at the North Carolina State Archives and have been microfilmed. These microfilms are not available at the FamilySearch Library. The Granville land office did not use the headright system but sold the land directly to the grantee. The land office also used the term grant instead of patent in describing the official record. | ||
Henry McCulloh Patents. Henry McCulloh started selling his land in the late 1740s, with the majority of sales covering the 1760–1763 time period. Many individuals who obtained McCulloh patents had problems later establishing their right to the land. | Henry McCulloh Patents. Henry McCulloh started selling his land in the late 1740s, with the majority of sales covering the 1760–1763 time period. Many individuals who obtained McCulloh patents had problems later establishing their right to the land. | ||
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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 | 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 FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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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'''County Records'''. After land was transferred to individual ownership, later transactions, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the county registers of deeds, clerks of the superior courts, and sheriffs. Recording for most counties was incomplete in the early years. Probate records and wills were also used to transfer property. They were usually recorded by other county officials. | '''County Records'''. After land was transferred to individual ownership, later transactions, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the county registers of deeds, clerks of the superior courts, and sheriffs. Recording for most counties was incomplete in the early years. Probate records and wills were also used to transfer property. They were usually recorded by other county officials. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has extensive collections of county land records dating from the earliest settlement to the twentieth century. From the Register of Deeds in Mecklenburg County, for example, the library has 1,059 microfilms of deeds and indexes for 1755 to 1959. | ||
Land records can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under the county. | Land records can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a Place Search under the county. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:North Carolina, United States | [[Category:North Carolina, United States]][[Category:Land and Property]] | ||