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*'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=721 French Grants]'''. Lands were granted to 101 Frenchmen who bought land by the Scioto Company, which had no land to sell legally. | *'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=721 French Grants]'''. Lands were granted to 101 Frenchmen who bought land by the Scioto Company, which had no land to sell legally. | ||
*'''Refugee Tract'''. Lands were granted to refugees from Canada who came to the Colonies before 4 July 1776 and who aided the cause of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. | *'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=795 Refugee Tract]'''. Lands were granted to refugees from Canada who came to the Colonies before 4 July 1776 and who aided the cause of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. | ||
*'''Congress Lands'''. Tracts of 320 acres were purchased by individuals. Because buyers paid 25 percent in cash and had four years to pay the balance, the property was exempt from taxes for the first five years after being purchased. | *'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=690 Congress Lands]'''. Tracts of 320 acres were purchased by individuals. Because buyers paid 25 percent in cash and had four years to pay the balance, the property was exempt from taxes for the first five years after being purchased. | ||
The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | The first land offices to sell Congress lands were established in 1800. When land in one district was almost completely distributed, the few parcels left were sold by a new land office that had opened up further west. Arranged by first year of operation, the federal land offices in Ohio were located in: | ||
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'''The Between the Miamis Survey or Ludlow's Survey'''. Though surveyed by the federal government, these lands continued the unorthodox survey system used in the adjoining Symmes Purchase, mentioned above. | *'''[http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclark/Maps/Betmiamissurvey.pdf The Between the Miamis Survey or Ludlow's Survey]'''. Though surveyed by the federal government, these lands continued the unorthodox survey system used in the adjoining Symmes Purchase, mentioned above. | ||
Federal Grants to the State were given for various purposes. Grants were given for school, swamp, ministerial, canal, wagon road or turnpike, and university lands. Grants were also given for salt reservations and other purposes. Acts of the Ohio State Legislature determined how these lands were used, granted or sold. | Federal Grants to the State were given for various purposes. Grants were given for school, swamp, ministerial, canal, wagon road or turnpike, and university lands. Grants were also given for salt reservations and other purposes. Acts of the Ohio State Legislature determined how these lands were used, granted or sold. | ||
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Virginia Military District was surveyed in 1787, and the first patent was issued in 1796. Bounty land warrants issued for military service in Virginia during the Revolutionary War or the French and Indian Wars were redeemed for land in Kentucky or in this district of Ohio. The first owners may not have been from Virginia and may not have been soldiers, since warrants could be inherited, sold, or legally assigned. Lands were described by metes and bounds in this district and are identified in deeds, tax lists, and other records by the original survey number assigned to each parcel. Original records for this district are found at the National Archives—Suitland Branch; the Bureau of Land Management, Springfield, Virginia; the [Ohio] Auditor of State's Land Office (address to follow); and the Ohio Historical Society. | Virginia Military District was surveyed in 1787, and the first patent was issued in 1796. Bounty land warrants issued for military service in Virginia during the Revolutionary War or the French and Indian Wars were redeemed for land in Kentucky or in this district of Ohio. The first owners may not have been from Virginia and may not have been soldiers, since warrants could be inherited, sold, or legally assigned. Lands were described by metes and bounds in this district and are identified in deeds, tax lists, and other records by the original survey number assigned to each parcel. Original records for this district are found at the [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/ National Archives—Suitland Branch]; the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management, Springfield, Virginia]; the [Ohio] Auditor of State's Land Office (address to follow); and the [http://www.ohiohistory.org/ Ohio Historical Society]. | ||
Connecticut Western Reserve was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The Connecticut State Library and the Western Reserve Historical Library, described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" | [http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/evolution/regions/ctwr.html Connecticut Western Reserve] was sold to the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. The land was divided into shares in 1798. The [http://www.cslib.org/ Connecticut State Library] and the [http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve Historical Library], described in the "[[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" page, have extensive collections pertaining to the Western Reserve and the Firelands. | ||
'''[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=702 Firelands or Sufferers Lands]'''. In 1781, nine towns in Connecticut were destroyed by the British. These lands in the west end of the Western Reserve were granted by Connecticut to the sufferers, their heirs, or assignees. Land was partitioned in 1808. See ''The Firelands Pioneer''<ref> ''The Firelands Pioneer''. Norwalk, Ohio: Firelands Historical Society, 1858-1878. (Family History Library book 977.1 B2f; film 1320962 items 1-13, vols. 1-13; book 977.1 B2f index 1858-1937; film 1320941 item 1; Obituary index, book 977.1 B2f index supp. 1857-1909, fiche 6088685.) </ref> | |||
====Land Districts==== | |||
The following publications discuss the development of the various land districts in more detail: | The following publications discuss the development of the various land districts in more detail: | ||
Dyer, Albion Morris. ''First Ownership of Ohio Lands''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. (FHL book 977.1 R21d; film 833375.) Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969. (Family History Library book 977.1 R21d 1969; film 908281 item 7.) | *''First Ownership of Ohio Lands'' <ref>Dyer, Albion Morris. ''First Ownership of Ohio Lands''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. (FHL book 977.1 R21d; film 833375.) Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969. (Family History Library book 977.1 R21d 1969; film 908281 item 7.) </ref> | ||
Hutchinson, William Thomas. ''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio''. New York, NY: Arno Press, 1979. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2h.) | *''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio'' <ref> Hutchinson, William Thomas. ''The Bounty Lands of the American Revolution in Ohio''. New York, NY: Arno Press, 1979. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2h.) </ref> An interesting chapter titles include "The public domain as an instrument of war," "From warrant to patent for the Virginia Military District and the United States Military District," and "The UNmilitary United States Military District." | ||
Peters, William Edwards. ''Ohio Lands and Their History''. Third Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.M.I., Out-of-Print Books on Demand, 1991. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2p.) | *'Ohio Lands and Their History'' <ref>Peters, William Edwards. ''Ohio Lands and Their History''. Third Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.M.I., Out-of-Print Books on Demand, 1991. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2p.) </ref> | ||
Petro, Jim. ''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl10.html Ohio Lands: A Short History]''. (scroll to the bottom of the page to access the entire book) [Columbus], Ohio: Ohio Auditor of State, 1994. (Family History Library book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is on film 908043 item 6 and fiche 6051236.) This booklet is free from the auditor of state. | *Petro, Jim. ''[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl10.html Ohio Lands: A Short History]''. (scroll to the bottom of the page to access the entire book) [Columbus], Ohio: Ohio Auditor of State, 1994. <ref> (Family History Library book 977.1 A1 no. 645; a previous edition is on film 908043 item 6 and fiche 6051236.) </ref>This booklet is free from the auditor of state. | ||
Sherman, Christopher E. ''[http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/OhioLands/index.html Original Ohio Land Subdivisions]''. Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2she 1982; previous edition on film 896753 item 2.) This includes detailed maps. | *Sherman, Christopher E. ''[http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/OhioLands/index.html Original Ohio Land Subdivisions]''. <ref> Original Ohio Land Subdivisions Volume 3, Final Report: Ohio Cooperative Topographic Survey. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Geological Survey, 1982. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2she 1982; previous edition on film 896753 item 2.)</ref> This includes detailed maps. | ||
=== Land Grant Records === | === Land Grant Records === | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FHL films beginning with 182671.) Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township. | *''Canal Lands'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Canal Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 50 FHL films beginning with 182671.) </ref>Includes leases (1832-1936), sales (1801-1851), and other papers. Many papers are arranged by section, range, and township. | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23 Family History Library films beginning with 196135.) | *''Miscellaneous Lands'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Miscellaneous Lands''. Columbus, Ohio; Salt Lake City, Utah: Columbus Microfilm, Inc., 1995: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954-1958. (On 23 Family History Library films beginning with 196135.) </ref> | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1; another filming on six films beginning with 196198.) | * ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Plats to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (On ten Family History Library films beginning with 182617 item 1; another filming on six films beginning with 196198.) </ref> | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1.) | * ''School Lands'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''School Lands''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (On 52 Family History Library films beginning with 2022507 item 1.) </ref> | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955; Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1995. (On 31 Family History Library films beginning with 1992722.) | * ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Tract Books and Index for U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands and Symmes Purchase''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955; Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1995. (On 31 Family History Library films beginning with 1992722.) </ref> | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Virginia Military District Lands of Ohio; Indexes''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995, 1958. (On 33 Family History Library films beginning with 2022655 item 3.) | * ''Virginia Military District Lands of Ohio; Indexes'' <ref> Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Virginia Military District Lands of Ohio; Indexes''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995, 1958. (On 33 Family History Library films beginning with 2022655 item 3.) </ref> | ||
Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7.) Arranged by section, range, and township. | *''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase'' <ref>Ohio. Surveyor General. ''Field Books to U.S. Lands in Ohio but not Including Virginia Military District, Connecticut Western Reserve, Fire Lands, nor Symmes Purchase''. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Microfilm, 1954-1957. (On 90 Family History Library films beginning with 196228 item 7.) </ref> Arranged by section, range, and township. | ||
United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. (Family History Library films 1578331-397; Ohio is on films 1578384-388.) Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines. | *''Township Plats of Selected States'' <ref> United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Township Plats of Selected States''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1979. (Family History Library films 1578331-397; Ohio is on films 1578384-388.) </ref> Many of these plats show their drainage, roads, trails, boundaries of private land claims, physical features, and the township and section lines. | ||
United States. General Land Office. ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library films 1025141-56.) Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection. | *''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806'' <ref> United States. General Land Office. ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library films 1025141-56.) </ref> Contains land warrants dated 1789 to 1833 and related papers dated as late as 1880. The first film is an index to the collection. | ||
United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70.) Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name. | * ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio'' <ref>United States. Land Office (Ohio). ''Land Records of the Various Districts of Ohio''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (Family History Library films 182624-70.) </ref>Registers of receipts, certificates, and entries for various land offices in Ohio, 1788 to 1876. Most are in chronological order of the transaction. Records contain the name of the purchaser, date of transaction, description of the land, and sometimes the residence of the purchaser and other information. Most volumes are not indexed by name. | ||
Since Ohio officials had an interest in tracking the owner of Ohio lands for taxing and other purposes, many records of federal land sales and grants, as well as those for Ohio, Virginia, and Connecticut, are in the custody of the Auditor of State's Land Office. Their collection includes copies of the plats of land distribution and the names of the original owners. | Since Ohio officials had an interest in tracking the owner of Ohio lands for taxing and other purposes, many records of federal land sales and grants, as well as those for Ohio, Virginia, and Connecticut, are in the custody of the Auditor of State's Land Office. Their collection includes copies of the plats of land distribution and the names of the original owners. | ||
'''Ohio Land Office'''<br>Auditor of State <br>P.O. Box 1140 <br>88 East Broad Street <br>Columbus, OH 43266-0040 <br>Telephone: 614-466-4514 <br>Fax: 614-466-6228 | :::'''Ohio Land Office'''<br>Auditor of State <br>P.O. Box 1140 <br>88 East Broad Street <br>Columbus, OH 43266-0040 <br>Telephone: 614-466-4514 <br>Fax: 614-466-6228 | ||
[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/ The National Archives—Suitland Branch] has case files for federal cash and credit entries, homestead files, and military land warrants. | [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/ The National Archives—Suitland Branch] has case files for federal cash and credit entries, homestead files, and military land warrants. | ||
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VIRGINIA - MILITARY RECORDS | VIRGINIA - MILITARY RECORDS | ||
Original records of the Connecticut Western Reserve and Firelands in Ohio are located at the office of the Connecticut Secretary of State. Check the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Original records of the [http://www.cslib.org/firelands.htm Connecticut Western Reserve and Firelands in Ohio] are located at the office of the [http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/site/default.asp Connecticut Secretary of State]. Check the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | CONNECTICUT - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820''. Youngstown, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1983. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2b.) | *''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820'' <ref>Bell, Carol Willsey. ''Ohio Lands, Steubenville Land Office, 1800-1820''. Youngstown, Ohio: C.W. Bell, 1983. (Family History Library book 977.1 R2b.) </ref> | ||
Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1989.) This includes the Zanesville and Steubenville Land Offices. The years 1800 to 1820 are not included for Steubenville, since those years were covered by Carol Willsey Bell's book. | * ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1989. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1989.) </ref> This includes the Zanesville and Steubenville Land Offices. The years 1800 to 1820 are not included for Steubenville, since those years were covered by Carol Willsey Bell's book. | ||
Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1986.) This indexes records of the Cincinnati Land Office. | * ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref> Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22b 1986.) </ref> This indexes records of the Cincinnati Land Office. | ||
Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22e.) Indexes records of the Marietta Land Office. | * ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840'' <ref>Berry, Ellen Thomas, and David A. Berry, comps. ''Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 1800-1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (Family History Library book 977.1 R22e.) </ref> Indexes records of the Marietta Land Office. | ||
McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag index 1990; fiche 6051323 for 1972 edition.) | * ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' <ref>McMullin, Phillip W., ed. ''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789-1837 with Other Aids to Research'' (Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 through 36). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag index 1990; fiche 6051323 for 1972 edition.) </ref> | ||
This work is an index to: | This work is an index to: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands; Class 9, Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States''. Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. Nine Volumes. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag 1994.) | *''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands; Class 9, Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States'' <ref>United States. Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands; Class 9, Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States''. Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994. Nine Volumes. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag 1994.) </ref> | ||
A microfilm copy of the original papers is: | A microfilm copy of the original papers is: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.'' Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. (On 29 Family History Library films beginning with 1631827.) These papers, relating to land disputes in Ohio and other states, 1789 to 1837, often list heirs of the original claimants. | *'American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.'' <ref> United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States.'' Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. (On 29 Family History Library films beginning with 1631827.) </ref> These papers, relating to land disputes in Ohio and other states, 1789 to 1837, often list heirs of the original claimants. | ||
Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (Family History Library films 2022287-90.) This is a name index of records available in the Auditor of State's Office. | *''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994'' <ref>Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Governor's Deeds Card Index, 1833-1994''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1995. (Family History Library films 2022287-90.) </ref> This is a name index of records available in the Auditor of State's Office. | ||
Smith, Clifford Neal. ''Federal Land Series''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. (Family History Library book 973 R23s; film 1598041 items 6-8; fiche 6087453.) This indexes names from Revolutionary War bounty land warrants and grants from the Virginia Military District. | * ''Federal Land Series'' <ref> Smith, Clifford Neal. ''Federal Land Series''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. (Family History Library book 973 R23s; film 1598041 items 6-8; fiche 6087453.) </ref> This indexes names from Revolutionary War bounty land warrants and grants from the Virginia Military District. | ||
United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio, 1790-1905: Canadian Refugee, Cash, Homestead, United Brethren Patents, and Virginia Military Warrants''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1996. (Family History Library compact disc number 40.) No circulation to Family History Centers. Contains information from approximately 94,000 patents issued for Ohio lands by the federal government. Covers many of the federal land grants and the Virginia Military District. | *''Ohio, 1790-1905: Canadian Refugee, Cash, Homestead, United Brethren Patents, and Virginia Military Warrants'' <ref>United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Ohio, 1790-1905: Canadian Refugee, Cash, Homestead, United Brethren Patents, and Virginia Military Warrants''. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management Eastern States, 1996. (Family History Library compact disc number 40.) </ref> No circulation to Family History Centers. Contains information from approximately 94,000 patents issued for Ohio lands by the federal government. Covers many of the federal land grants and the Virginia Military District. | ||
Researchers can search for land title information through any of these six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. Copies of original records identified through this source can be obtained from the National Archives. This source indexes and consolidates many records. State sources may be more complete, especially for early grants, because of their interest in tracking land sales for taxation and other purposes. | Researchers can search for land title information through any of these six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. Copies of original records identified through this source can be obtained from the National Archives. This source indexes and consolidates many records. State sources may be more complete, especially for early grants, because of their interest in tracking land sales for taxation and other purposes. | ||
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It is important to trace each parcel of land ever owned by an ancestor. The acquisition (that is, purchase or inheritance from individuals or grant, purchase, or warrant from government) may reveal a previous residence; may identify the names of parents, in-laws, or other relatives; or may provide clues to search other sources, such as military records. The disposition of each parcel may identify heirs or reveal an ancestor's next residence. Witnesses and neighbors may be relatives or friends. Searching their records could give facts about the ancestor. | It is important to trace each parcel of land ever owned by an ancestor. The acquisition (that is, purchase or inheritance from individuals or grant, purchase, or warrant from government) may reveal a previous residence; may identify the names of parents, in-laws, or other relatives; or may provide clues to search other sources, such as military records. The disposition of each parcel may identify heirs or reveal an ancestor's next residence. Witnesses and neighbors may be relatives or friends. Searching their records could give facts about the ancestor. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most land records from the earliest transactions from the 1790s to the 1880s or later. Land records for each county are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most land records from the earliest transactions from the 1790s to the 1880s or later. Land records for each county are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog |Family History Library Catalog]] under OHIO, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY. | ||
The Family History Library has on compact disc: | The Family History Library has on compact disc: | ||
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== 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=Ohio.ASP Ohio Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[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=Ohio.ASP Ohio Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
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