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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1748-1912''' {{FSC|334356|item|disp=Land Grants Arranged by Counties}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*'''1860-1875''' {{FSC|61196|item|disp=Land Sales}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*'''1863-1889''' {{FSC|58999|item|disp=Plats and Surveys}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wvmorgan/sims/Sims.htm Sims Index to Land Grants] | |||
*[https://www.wvgw.net/ohio/simsindex-ohio.htm Sims Index to Land Grants] | |||
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records], index | |||
*[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] | |||
== West Virginia Land Records == | |||
=== Land Grants === | === Land Grants === | ||
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The first warrants for military bounty land in present-day West Virginia were issued in 1782 through the Virginia Land Office. Many soldiers sold their warrants to speculators who resold the land to others (see [[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military Records]]). | The first warrants for military bounty land in present-day West Virginia were issued in 1782 through the Virginia Land Office. Many soldiers sold their warrants to speculators who resold the land to others (see [[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military Records]]). | ||
After West Virginia became a state, the state government took possession of all unowned land and continued issuing grants. | After West Virginia became a state, the state government took possession of all unowned land and continued issuing grants. By a legislative order in 1951 the State Auditor's office was to locate and take custody of all of the original state land grants, sales, and surveys for West Virginia. These records were collected and were transferred to the state archives.<br> | ||
The [http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History Library] has custody of these records. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of these records, including: | |||
The [http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/archivesindex.aspx Archives and History Library] has | |||
*'''1748-1912''' Land grants arranged by counties {{FSC|334356|item|disp=FS Library film 521685, first of 56 films}}. | |||
*'''1860-1875''' Land sales{{FSC|61196|item|disp=FS Library film 558437–558440}}. | |||
*'''1863-1889''' Plats and surveys {{FSC|58999|item|disp=FS Library film 462959}} | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25647 Sims index to land grants in West Virginia] at Ancestry ($) | |||
The office of the state auditor published an index of all identifiable grantees from 1748 to the 1900s in: | The office of the state auditor published an index of all identifiable grantees from 1748 to the 1900s in: | ||
Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. {{FSC|109038|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.4 R21w, film 1036828 items 3-4}} {{WorldCat|1485573|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} The grantees are listed alphabetically within the county that issued the grant. The actual grants are on microfilm (see above). Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=DSOvSkTzTP0C Google Books] and at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25647/ Ancestry.com]($) | ||
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Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: | Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in: | ||
Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. | Sims, Edgar Barr. ''Making a State: Formation of West Virginia.'' Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. {{FSC|49225|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q 975.4 R2s}} {{WorldCat|1851901|At many libraries(WorldCat)}} This includes a supplement to the Sims Index (see above). | ||
'''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' | '''Transfers of Land between Individuals''' | ||
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Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books (often titled land books). You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books (often titled land books). You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From {{FSC|427399|subject_id|disp=Kanawha County}} for example, the library has 200 microfilms of lease records (1865-1906), release books (1866-1909), trust deeds (1855-1910), deeds (1790-1946), and homesteads (1874-1944). | ||
[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp Library of Virginia–Using the Collections] | |||
http:// | [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wvmorgan/sims/Sims.htm Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia ] | ||
http:// | [http://archive.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh40-2.html Early Land Grants and Settlers Along Patterson Creek] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1748-1912 Land Grants Arranged by Counties(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1860-1875 Land Sales(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1863-1889 Plats and Surveys(*) at FamilySearch Catalog
- Sims Index to Land Grants
- Sims Index to Land Grants
- Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records, index
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
West Virginia Land Records[edit | edit source]
Land Grants[edit | edit source]
In 1744 Virginia encouraged the settlement of western Virginia by offering land speculators 1,000 acres for each family they brought to settle the frontier. These speculators organized land companies, such as the Greenbriar Company and the Loyal Land Company of Virginia. These companies surveyed the land and sold the surveys to individuals who obtained title by patent from the Secretary of the Colony or, after 1779, from the Virginia Land Office. By 1754 over 2 1/2 million acres had been granted to land companies.
The first warrants for military bounty land in present-day West Virginia were issued in 1782 through the Virginia Land Office. Many soldiers sold their warrants to speculators who resold the land to others (see West Virginia Military Records).
After West Virginia became a state, the state government took possession of all unowned land and continued issuing grants. By a legislative order in 1951 the State Auditor's office was to locate and take custody of all of the original state land grants, sales, and surveys for West Virginia. These records were collected and were transferred to the state archives.
The West Virginia Archives and History Library has custody of these records. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of these records, including:
- 1748-1912 Land grants arranged by counties FS Library film 521685, first of 56 films.
- 1860-1875 Land salesFS Library film 558437–558440.
- 1863-1889 Plats and surveys FS Library film 462959
- Sims index to land grants in West Virginia at Ancestry ($)
The office of the state auditor published an index of all identifiable grantees from 1748 to the 1900s in:
Sims, Edgar Barr. Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1952. FS Catalog book 975.4 R21w, film 1036828 items 3-4 At many libraries (WorldCat) The grantees are listed alphabetically within the county that issued the grant. The actual grants are on microfilm (see above). Digital version at Google Books and at Ancestry.com($)
Information on boundary disputes and county formation data (including maps) is in:
Sims, Edgar Barr. Making a State: Formation of West Virginia. Charleston, West Virginia: E.B. Sims, 1956. FS Catalog book Q 975.4 R2s WorldCat 1851901 This includes a supplement to the Sims Index (see above).
Transfers of Land between Individuals
Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books (often titled land books). You can obtain copies by contacting the appropriate clerk's office—usually the clerk of the circuit court.
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the pre-1900 records for most counties. From Kanawha County for example, the library has 200 microfilms of lease records (1865-1906), release books (1866-1909), trust deeds (1855-1910), deeds (1790-1946), and homesteads (1874-1944).
Library of Virginia–Using the Collections
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia
Early Land Grants and Settlers Along Patterson Creek
References[edit | edit source]
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