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'''Grants or patents'''. After officials received the necessary papers and fees, the new land owner was given the grant document that was his patent to the land. | '''Grants or patents'''. After officials received the necessary papers and fees, the new land owner was given the grant document that was his patent to the land. | ||
A more detailed description of the land grant process and the records associated with it is found in the "[[United States Land and Property|'''Land and Property''']]" section of the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline '''United States Research Outline''']. <br | A more detailed description of the land grant process and the records associated with it is found in the "[[United States Land and Property|'''Land and Property''']]" section of the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline '''United States Research Outline''']. <br> | ||
=== Land Grant History in North Carolina === | === Land Grant History in North Carolina === | ||
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'''Tennessee grants'''. This indexes land grants given in the Western Country of North Carolina (now Tennessee). This index also includes grants based on military bounty warrants that have the words Military Warrant stamped at the bottom. (FHL films 1942646–648.) | '''Tennessee grants'''. This indexes land grants given in the Western Country of North Carolina (now Tennessee). This index also includes grants based on military bounty warrants that have the words Military Warrant stamped at the bottom. (FHL films 1942646–648.) | ||
'''Land Grant Records from the Provincial or Proprietary Era '''(1663–1729) | '''Land Grant Records from the Provincial or Proprietary Era'''(1663–1729) | ||
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: | ||
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NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | NORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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