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=== Early Land Records === | === Early Land Records === | ||
There are few pre-1660 New York land records. Some records of earliest land grants during the Dutch period are in the following publications: | There are few pre-1660 [[New York]] land records. Some records of earliest land grants during the Dutch period are in the following publications: | ||
Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, & II.'' Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. | Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, & II.'' Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. (FHL book 974.7 R2lp.) This book is a translation of land patents, 1630–1651 and 1654–1664, the earliest land records of New Netherland. | ||
O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803. 1864''. Revised reprint, Harrison, New York: Harbor Hill Books, 1987. (FHL book 974.7 R2n; older edition on FHL film 947853.) This indexes the ''Land Grant Application Files, 1642–1803'', commonly referred to as the ''New York Colonial Manuscripts, Endorsed Land Papers'', in 63 volumes at the state archives (not at FHL). The records pertain to New York and Vermont. They give name and date and place of residence. These records have recently been microfilmed by the New York State Archives, and the films are available for sale by the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan. | O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803. 1864''. Revised reprint, Harrison, New York: Harbor Hill Books, 1987. (FHL book 974.7 R2n; older edition on FHL film 947853.) This indexes the ''Land Grant Application Files, 1642–1803'', commonly referred to as the ''New York Colonial Manuscripts, Endorsed Land Papers'', in 63 volumes at the state archives (not at FHL). The records pertain to New York and Vermont. They give name and date and place of residence. These records have recently been microfilmed by the New York State Archives, and the films are available for sale by the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan. | ||
Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Three Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. | Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Three Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974. (FHL book 974.7 H2vL v. 1–3.) This book contains translations of conveyances recorded in the minutes of the provincial secretary, 1638–1660. Gives name, date, and location of the patent. | ||
A patent is a right to a parcel of land granted by the governor. A map and information about the larger patents can be found in Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century'' (1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976; FHL book 974.7 H2h 1976, film 1036688 item 2). For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps]]. | A patent is a right to a parcel of land granted by the governor. A map and information about the larger patents can be found in Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century'' (1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976; FHL book 974.7 H2h 1976, film 1036688 item 2). For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps]]. | ||
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The names of Military Tract and Old Military Tract patentees are indexed by the ''Grantee Card Index to Patents, 1775–1912''. There is also a card index for the Military Tract. It is arranged by the township and lot number and found in the Family History Library Catalog Author/Title Search under ''New York, Secretary of State, Military Card Index for Patents'' (FHL films 946418–20). | The names of Military Tract and Old Military Tract patentees are indexed by the ''Grantee Card Index to Patents, 1775–1912''. There is also a card index for the Military Tract. It is arranged by the township and lot number and found in the Family History Library Catalog Author/Title Search under ''New York, Secretary of State, Military Card Index for Patents'' (FHL films 946418–20). | ||
Soldiers that drew land are listed in ''The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York'' (Albany, New York: Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1825; FHL film 812864 item 4). The book is arranged by township, lot number, and grantee name. There are volume and page cross references to the military patent books. An index to this source is M. Frances Ferris, ''Index, the Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York ''(Syracuse, New York: Onondaga Historical Association, 1954; FHL film 896803 item 6). | Soldiers that drew land are listed in ''The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York'' (Albany, New York: Packard & Van Benthuysen, 1825; FHL film 812864 item 4). The book is arranged by township, lot number, and grantee name. There are volume and page cross references to the military patent books. An index to this source is M. Frances Ferris, ''Index, the Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York''(Syracuse, New York: Onondaga Historical Association, 1954; FHL film 896803 item 6). | ||
The state archives has ''Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims''. These records were abstracted in James A. Roberts, ''New York in the Revolution as Colony and State'', Revised Edition. (Albany, New York: 1904). See Revolutionary War at [[New York Military Records]]. About two-thirds of the original documents plus the entire name index were destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. The surviving records have been microfilmed and the films are available for purchase or interlibrary loan from the New York State Archives at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml. | The state archives has ''Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims''. These records were abstracted in James A. Roberts, ''New York in the Revolution as Colony and State'', Revised Edition. (Albany, New York: 1904). See Revolutionary War at [[New York Military Records]]. About two-thirds of the original documents plus the entire name index were destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. The surviving records have been microfilmed and the films are available for purchase or interlibrary loan from the New York State Archives at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml. | ||
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A partial index to the collection is Karen E. Livsey, ''Western New York Land Transactions, 1804–1835: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company'', Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991, 1996; FHL book 974.7 R28L). This record indexes land tables (company accounts) and is useful for finding someone in a particular place at a particular time. The collection is at the Municipal Archives of Amsterdam and on microfilm at the state library, the Daniel E. Reed Library at the Statue University of New York at Fredonia, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the Family History Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (FHL 202 microfilms). | A partial index to the collection is Karen E. Livsey, ''Western New York Land Transactions, 1804–1835: Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company'', Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991, 1996; FHL book 974.7 R28L). This record indexes land tables (company accounts) and is useful for finding someone in a particular place at a particular time. The collection is at the Municipal Archives of Amsterdam and on microfilm at the state library, the Daniel E. Reed Library at the Statue University of New York at Fredonia, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the Family History Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (FHL 202 microfilms). | ||
A history of the Holland purchase is Wyckoff, William, ''The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape ''(New Haven, Connecticut and London, England: Yale University Press, 1988; FHL book 974.7 E3w). | A history of the Holland purchase is Wyckoff, William, ''The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape''(New Haven, Connecticut and London, England: Yale University Press, 1988; FHL book 974.7 E3w). | ||
Another large tract was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. The Family History Library does not have these records. A history is Orsamus Turner, ''History of Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham Purchase and Morris' Reserve'' (1851; reprint with supplements and indexes by LaVerne C. Cooley and George E. Lookup, Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1976; FHL book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3). | Another large tract was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. The Family History Library does not have these records. A history is Orsamus Turner, ''History of Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham Purchase and Morris' Reserve'' (1851; reprint with supplements and indexes by LaVerne C. Cooley and George E. Lookup, Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1976; FHL book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3). | ||
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The Family History Library has hundreds of reels of New York county land records. Grantee (buyer) and grantor (seller) and mortgagee and mortgagor indexes are available on microfilm for most counties, as are the deeds, to about 1900. The indexes for Albany and New York counties have been published. | The Family History Library has hundreds of reels of New York county land records. Grantee (buyer) and grantor (seller) and mortgagee and mortgagor indexes are available on microfilm for most counties, as are the deeds, to about 1900. The indexes for Albany and New York counties have been published. | ||
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