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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
'' | *''See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] for more databases and resources.'' | ||
*'''1692-1846''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60892/ New Mexico, U.S., Land Records of New Spain, 1692-1846] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1784-1868''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8808/ California, U.S., Spanish Land Records, 1784-1868] at Ancestry - Index and Images ($); Images of index to Spanish Archives, MF8:4(24), Spanish Archives Originals, MF2:9(32-35), and translations MF2:9(35-39); ''Also at: {{FSC|209107|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog images}}'' | |||
*'''1788-1960s''' [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S. Land Patent Search] at Bureau of Land Management, index and some records | |||
*'''1692-1846''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60892/ New Mexico, U.S., Land Records of New Spain, 1692-1846] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only | ||
*'''1784-1868''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8808/ California, U.S., Spanish Land Records, 1784-1868] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1824-1997''' {{RecordSearch|1402856|California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[California, San Francisco County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1820-1908''' {{RecordSearch|2074276| | *'''1833-1845''' {{FSC|209107|item|disp=Spanish Archives, 1833-1845}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - includes Spanish land records; index & images | ||
*'''1824-1997''' {{RecordSearch|1402856|California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997}} at FamilySearch; index | |||
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*'''1849-1895''' {{RecordSearch|4163575|United States, California, Indexes to Private Land Claims Dockets, 1849-1895}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, California, Indexes to Private Land Claims Dockets - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1849-1895''' {{RecordSearch|4163575|United States, California, Indexes to Private Land Claims Dockets, 1849-1895}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, California, Indexes to Private Land Claims Dockets - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1849-1895''' {{ | *'''1849-1895''' {{FSC|2822766|item|disp=California, Land Records: Private Land Claims Dockets, 1849-1895}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | ||
*'''1851-1936''' {{ | *'''1851-1936''' {{FSC|610087|item|disp=Land records 1851-1936}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - partial index & images; focus on rolls 1-3 that contain the district tract books, M1630 | ||
*'''1852-1858''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61191/ California, U.S., Private Land Claim Dockets, 1852-1858] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1852-1858''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61191/ California, U.S., Private Land Claim Dockets, 1852-1858] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1852-1892''' [https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422;developer=local;style=oac4;doc.view=items Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892] at Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley; images | *'''1852-1892''' [https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422;developer=local;style=oac4;doc.view=items Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892] at Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley; images | ||
*'''1852-1910''' {{ | *'''1852-1910''' {{FSC|225508|item|disp=Private Land Grant Cases in the Circuit Court of the Northern District of California, 1852-1910}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; T1207; | ||
*'''1853-1904''' {{ | *'''1853-1904''' {{FSC|231761|item|disp=Index and Calendar to Private Land Grant Cases, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1853-1904}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index; NARA T1214 | ||
*'''1854-1878''' {{ | *'''1854-1878''' {{FSC|231979|item|disp=Index to Private Land Grant Cases, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1854-1878}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index; NARA T1215 | ||
*'''1855-1875''' [http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/ussg/ Spanish and Mexican Land Grants, 1855-1875] at California State Archives | *'''1855-1875''' [http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/ussg/ Spanish and Mexican Land Grants, 1855-1875] at California State Archives | ||
*'''1891-1903''' {{ | *'''1861-1932''' {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], images | ||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1891-1903''' {{FSC|411458|item|disp=Private Land Claims Adjudicated by the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims, 1891-1903}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images; Official name of court: Court of Private Claims for the adjudication of Spanish and Mexican Land Titles in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. | |||
*'''1905-1922''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62794/ California, U.S., Registrations of Motor Vehicles, 1905-1922] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1921-1952''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8804 California, Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952] at Ancestry ($); index. | *'''1921-1952''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8804 California, Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952] at Ancestry ($); index. | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|231778|item|disp=Index by County to Private Land Grant Cases, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index; NARA T-1216 | ||
*[https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck/ Hornbeck Collection - Historical Land Use in California] at the CSU Monterey Bay Digital Commons website of the Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library - documents and maps | *[https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck/ Hornbeck Collection - Historical Land Use in California] at the CSU Monterey Bay Digital Commons website of the Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library - documents and maps | ||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1 Survey Plats and Field Notes] at Bureau of Land Management - index | |||
*[https://historygeo.com/ Land Owner Search] at Historygeo.com ($), index to maps of original land owners | |||
*[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] | |||
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'''Maps'''<br> | '''Maps'''<br> | ||
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*[https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/disenos-collection Diseños Collection] | *[https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/disenos-collection Diseños Collection] | ||
*[https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck/ Hornbeck Collection of Historical Land Use in California] | *[https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck/ Hornbeck Collection of Historical Land Use in California] | ||
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/what/County%2BAtlas?showAll=where&q=California&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No 940 County Atlases for California] - David Rumsey Maps | *[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/what/County%2BAtlas?showAll=where&q=California&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No 940 County Atlases for California] - David Rumsey Maps | ||
==Timeline for Land Ownership== | ==Timeline for Land Ownership== | ||
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==Federal and State Records== | ==Federal and State Records== | ||
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was also happening at the same time with the adjudication of private land claims. All unclaimed land in California was surveyed under this system and title granted by federal land patents. This system was administered by the federal land district offices. Once the land was granted by the federal government the records of subsequent transfers will be found at the county level. | |||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document.<ref>''California Land and Property'' by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, 2022; used with permission</ref> | *[https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document.<ref>''California Land and Property'' by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, 2022; used with permission</ref> | ||
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The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [ | The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxPatentSearch Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors in federal land patents from 1788 to the 1960s at the National Archives.<br> | ||
*'''California State Office'''<br>2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834<br>Sacramento, CA 95825-1886<r>Telephone: (916) 978-4400<br>TDD (916) 978-4419<br>[http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/feedback/index.html?fo=0 Contact us by Email] | *'''California State Office'''<br>2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834<br>Sacramento, CA 95825-1886<r>Telephone: (916) 978-4400<br>TDD (916) 978-4419<br>[http://www.blm.gov/ca/forms/feedback/index.html?fo=0 Contact us by Email] | ||
The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has the original tract books, plat maps, and land-entry case files. These include cash entries and homestead entries. | The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] has the original tract books, plat maps, and land-entry case files. These include cash entries and homestead entries. | ||
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==County Records== | ==County Records== | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been filed with the county recorder. The | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been filed with the county recorder. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of deeds and mortgages for some counties. Visit the Land and Property section of the individual [[California, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''California County''']] Wiki pages for additional information. | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
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