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The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can locate ancestral deeds using the [http://www.assessment.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Property Records Online.] An online index is also available for ancestral and modern [http://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php deeds specific to Shelby County]. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. You can locate ancestral deeds using the [http://www.assessment.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Property Records Online.] An online index is also available for ancestral and modern [http://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php deeds specific to Shelby County]. You can use land records primarily to learn where an individual lived and when. They often reveal family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left, and may mention where he was moving. | ||
Tennessee was a “state-land” state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River, it was surveyed in townships. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants). | Tennessee was a “state-land” state, meaning the state government appropriated all land within its borders. Land was surveyed in odd-sized lots in much of the state, but west of the Tennessee River, it was surveyed in townships. Warrants authorizing surveys of the desired land were issued to persons qualified to receive grants for military service (military warrants) or cash payments (treasury warrants). | ||
See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | ||
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Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | ||
The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]]. Indexes are generally located at the beginning of each set. Some are available online. | The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [[Family History Library]]. Indexes are generally located at the beginning of each set. Some are available online. | ||
*North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | *North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | ||
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| 12.14.7 Grainger Co. | | 12.14.7 Grainger Co. | ||
| 12.14.15 Sevier Co. | | 12.14.15 Sevier Co. | ||
| 12.14.23 "no" county | | 12.14.23 "no" county<ref>A.B. Pruitt, ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Land Martin Armstrong's Office, Part 1, Location book (#3138-4839)'' (n.p.: A.B. Pruitt, 1996), ii.</ref> | ||
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| 12.14.8 Giles Co. | | 12.14.8 Giles Co. | ||