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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, and II, 1630-1664''. <ref>Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980.</ref> This book is a translation of land patents, 1630–1651 and 1654–1664, the earliest land records of New Netherland. {{ | *Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. <ref>Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980.</ref> This book is a translation of land patents, 1630–1651 and 1654–1664, the earliest land records of New Netherland. {{FSC|120798|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2lp}}. | ||
*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''. <ref>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</ref> {{ | *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''. <ref>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</ref> {{FSC|557896|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2n}}; older edition {{FSC|74620|item|disp=FS Library 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 Family History Library). The records pertain to New York and Vermont. They give name and date and place of residence. These records have 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. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''.<ref>Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Four Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974.</ref> Volumes 1-3 contain translations of conveyances recorded in the minutes of the provincial secretary, 1638–1660. Gives name, date, and location of the patent. {{ | *Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''.<ref>Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Four Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974.</ref> Volumes 1-3 contain translations of conveyances recorded in the minutes of the provincial secretary, 1638–1660. Gives name, date, and location of the patent. {{FSC|196619|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 H2vL v. 1–4}}. | ||
== Patents == | == Patents == | ||
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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: | 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''.<ref>Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''. 1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976.</ref> {{ | *Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''.<ref>Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''. 1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976.</ref> {{FSC|180475|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 H2h 1976, film 1036688 item 2}} | ||
For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps|New York Maps]]. . | For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps|New York Maps]]. . | ||
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All colonial patents and land grant applications and many deeds are in the State Archives. Patents and deeds from 1664 on are also on microfilm at the Family History Library. Some of the major collections of early land records are described in the following sections. | All colonial patents and land grant applications and many deeds are in the State Archives. Patents and deeds from 1664 on are also on microfilm at the Family History Library. Some of the major collections of early land records are described in the following sections. | ||
New York. Secretary of State. ''Patents of the State of New York 1664–1912'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{ | New York. Secretary of State. ''Patents of the State of New York 1664–1912'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library 60 films}}. May give name, location (residence), and volume number. Indexes include: | ||
*Colonial Patents Grantee Card Index, 1649-1912, FS Library film 947096 | *Colonial Patents Grantee Card Index, 1649-1912, FS Library film 947096 | ||
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*Military Card Index for Patents, 1764–1797, FS Library films 945291-95 | *Military Card Index for Patents, 1764–1797, FS Library films 945291-95 | ||
Bowman, Fred Q. ''Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739–1802'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983). Indexes patents, 1739–1775, and deeds and mortgages, 1764–1802, for the present-day counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Warren, and Washington. {{ | Bowman, Fred Q. ''Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739–1802'' (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983). Indexes patents, 1739–1775, and deeds and mortgages, 1764–1802, for the present-day counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Warren, and Washington. {{FSC|343454|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R24b; film 1321009 item 8}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/landholders-of-northeastern-new-york-1739-1802/oclc/9616511&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book]. | ||
== Surveys == | == Surveys == | ||
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Surveys sometimes contain descriptions, proprietor's records, names of buyers, names of neighbors, and maps. These surveys and accompanying maps sometimes show settlers or occupants of property; most of the surveys were made prior to subdivision of patents or other tracts. | Surveys sometimes contain descriptions, proprietor's records, names of buyers, names of neighbors, and maps. These surveys and accompanying maps sometimes show settlers or occupants of property; most of the surveys were made prior to subdivision of patents or other tracts. | ||
New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 Family History Library films), {{ | New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 Family History Library films), {{FSC|624685|item}}. These 53 volumes are at the state archives and contain the state's official surveys, accompanied by maps. | ||
New York. Department of Transportation. ''Land Survey Field Notes, 1665–1927''. These are at the State Archives and consist of notes and maps of land surveyed as well as books of sale, cashbooks, and registers. | New York. Department of Transportation. ''Land Survey Field Notes, 1665–1927''. These are at the State Archives and consist of notes and maps of land surveyed as well as books of sale, cashbooks, and registers. | ||
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Deeds usually show buyer, seller, residence, and dates. Sometimes they show previous residence and give relationships. | Deeds usually show buyer, seller, residence, and dates. Sometimes they show previous residence and give relationships. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantor Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. Family History Library films 947643–51, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantor Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. Family History Library films 947643–51, {{FSC|634818|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantee Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. Family History Library films 947652–54, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantee Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. Family History Library films 947652–54, {{FSC|634818|item}} and 947838–41. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Deeds, 1659–1846''. 43 Volumes. Family History Library films 945268–8], {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Deeds, 1659–1846''. 43 Volumes. Family History Library films 945268–8], {{FSC|634818|item}}. Deeds in volumes 40–43, 1810–1855, are ''Deeds to State-Owned Real Estate'', where the state is represented as the grantee or the grantor. These valuable indexes refer to deeds, manors, patents, military bounty lands, Vermont lands, court, probate, Indian, and other records. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Abstracts and Indexes of Deeds''. Seven Volumes. {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Abstracts and Indexes of Deeds''. Seven Volumes. {{FSC|634818|item}}, Family History Library films 947105–106 and 947114–15. These are handwritten ledgers indexing and abstracting the 43 volumes of deeds, years 1659–1846, giving volume and page references. | ||
== Mortgages == | == Mortgages == | ||
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Mortgages establish when a family resided at a specific place. Mortgage information is found in: | Mortgages establish when a family resided at a specific place. Mortgage information is found in: | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Mortgages Grantor Card Index, 1784–1973''. Family History Library film 945399, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Mortgages Grantor Card Index, 1784–1973''. Family History Library film 945399, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Loan Mortgages'', Volume 3, 1807–24. Family History Library film 947121, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Loan Mortgages'', Volume 3, 1807–24. Family History Library film 947121, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''State Mortgages, 1807–42'', Four Volumes. Volumes. 1–3, 1807–24 Family History Library film 947101, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''State Mortgages, 1807–42'', Four Volumes. Volumes. 1–3, 1807–24 Family History Library film 947101, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Index to Deeds and Mortgages, 1641–1842''. Family History Library film 947116, {{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Index to Deeds and Mortgages, 1641–1842''. Family History Library film 947116, {{FSC|634818|item}}. | ||
*New York. State Comptroller. ''Bonds and Mortgages for the Sale of State Lands, 1797–1878''. 38 Volumes. (Not at Family History Library.) These are account books recording mortgage payments on land purchased from the state. | *New York. State Comptroller. ''Bonds and Mortgages for the Sale of State Lands, 1797–1878''. 38 Volumes. (Not at Family History Library.) These are account books recording mortgage payments on land purchased from the state. | ||
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The largest manors were Rensselaerswyck (granted in 1630 and 1685), Livingston (granted in 1686), Philipsburgh (granted in 1693), Cortlandt (granted in 1697), Fordham (granted in 1671), Pelham (granted in 1687), and Morrisania (granted in 1697). | The largest manors were Rensselaerswyck (granted in 1630 and 1685), Livingston (granted in 1686), Philipsburgh (granted in 1693), Cortlandt (granted in 1697), Fordham (granted in 1671), Pelham (granted in 1687), and Morrisania (granted in 1697). | ||
The Family History Library has few records about the Hudson Valley manors. However, it does have the Livingston Family Papers, 1630–1929, from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park; Family History Library films 1421078–90, {{ | The Family History Library has few records about the Hudson Valley manors. However, it does have the Livingston Family Papers, 1630–1929, from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park; Family History Library films 1421078–90, {{FSC|148088|item}}. The library also has a helpful index, ''Van Rensselaer Manor Papers'', published about 1990; Family History Library book 974.7 R2r; film 1697716, {{FSC|527284|item}}. This manor was located in what is now [[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany]] and [[Rensselaer County, New York Genealogy|Rensselaer]] Counties. The original records are at the New York State Library. | ||
A source for more historical information about the manors is ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775<ref>Kim, Sung Bok, ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775'' (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1978</ref>'' The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. ({{ | A source for more historical information about the manors is ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775<ref>Kim, Sung Bok, ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775'' (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1978</ref>'' The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. ({{FSC|321503|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2k}}). | ||
The Viscount de Fronsac compiled a list of "Lords of Manors of New York:" | The Viscount de Fronsac compiled a list of "Lords of Manors of New York:" | ||
*The Viscount de Fronsac. "Lords of Manors of New York," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct. 1908):292-300. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog00unkngoog#page/n330/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{ | *The Viscount de Fronsac. "Lords of Manors of New York," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct. 1908):292-300. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog00unkngoog#page/n330/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FSC|161380|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 39}}.<br> | ||
== Military Bounty Land == | == Military Bounty Land == | ||
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The military bounty land patents are at the State Archives: | The military bounty land patents are at the State Archives: | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Military Patents and Abstracts, 1764–1846''. Ten Volumes. The patents give the name of the patentee, reason for the grant, location by township, lot number, and acreage. Each volume is indexed by the name of the patentee. The first eight volumes (to 1797) are available through the Family History Library,{{ | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Military Patents and Abstracts, 1764–1846''. Ten Volumes. The patents give the name of the patentee, reason for the grant, location by township, lot number, and acreage. Each volume is indexed by the name of the patentee. The first eight volumes (to 1797) are available through the Family History Library,{{FSC|629503|item|disp=films 945291–95}}, as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912''. | ||
*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 as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912'' under ''Military Card Index for Patents'' {{ | *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 as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912'' under ''Military Card Index for Patents'' {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library 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''<ref>''The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York'' (Albany, New York: Packard Van Benthuysen, 1825.</ref> The book is arranged by township, lot number, and grantee name. There are volume and page cross references to the military patent books. {{ | *Soldiers that drew land are listed in ''The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York''<ref>''The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands in the State of New York'' (Albany, New York: Packard Van Benthuysen, 1825.</ref> The book is arranged by township, lot number, and grantee name. There are volume and page cross references to the military patent books. {{FSC|61263|item|disp=FS Library film 812864 item 4}}. Online PDF pages available at: [https://www.tcpl.org/node/5244 Tompkins County Public Library]<br>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.''<ref>Ferris, M. Frances. ''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)</ref>{{FSC|61274|item|disp=FS Library film 896803 item}}. Available online at: [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008555402 Hathitrust] | ||
*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.<ref>Roberts, James A. ''New York in the Revolution as Colony and State'', Revised Edition. (Albany, New York: 1904).</ref>'' See Revolutionary War at [[New York Military Records|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 on interlibrary loan from the [https://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A0200.xml New York State Archives]. '''Online at:''' Vol. I - [https://archive.org/details/cu31924030989366/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], Vol. II - [https://archive.org/details/newyorkrevolution02statrich/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]; Vols. I & II - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11663/ Ancestry] ($). The first volume lists some 45,000 names from regimental rosters. The second volume has lists of bounty land recipients, refugees, naval lists, prisoner of war lists, lists of suspected Loyalists, claimants for damages, and information about confiscated estates. | *The State Archives has ''Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims''. These records were abstracted in James A. Roberts, ''New York in the Revolution as Colony and State.<ref>Roberts, James A. ''New York in the Revolution as Colony and State'', Revised Edition. (Albany, New York: 1904).</ref>'' See Revolutionary War at [[New York Military Records|New York Military Records]]. About two-thirds of the original documents plus the entire name index were destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. The surviving records have been microfilmed and the films are available on interlibrary loan from the [https://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=ead/findingaids/A0200.xml New York State Archives]. '''Online at:''' Vol. I - [https://archive.org/details/cu31924030989366/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], Vol. II - [https://archive.org/details/newyorkrevolution02statrich/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]; Vols. I & II - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11663/ Ancestry] ($). The first volume lists some 45,000 names from regimental rosters. The second volume has lists of bounty land recipients, refugees, naval lists, prisoner of war lists, lists of suspected Loyalists, claimants for damages, and information about confiscated estates. | ||
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For a history, see: | For a history, see: | ||
*Pierce, Grace M. "The Military Tract of New York State," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):15-22. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog040newy#page/15/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{ | *Pierce, Grace M. "The Military Tract of New York State," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):15-22. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog040newy#page/15/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FSC|161380|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 40}}. | ||
== Land Companies == | == Land Companies == | ||
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This purchase included present Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties and the western parts of Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans counties. | This purchase included present Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, and Cattaraugus counties and the western parts of Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans counties. | ||
The Holland Land Company surveyed the land and then sold it to individuals from 1801 to 1840. The records are described in Wilhelmina C. Pieterse's ''Inventory of the Archives of the Holland Land Company. 1789–1869'' (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Municipal Printing Office of Amsterdam, 1976; Family History Library book 974 R2p; film 1421412 item 2, {{ | The Holland Land Company surveyed the land and then sold it to individuals from 1801 to 1840. The records are described in Wilhelmina C. Pieterse's ''Inventory of the Archives of the Holland Land Company. 1789–1869'' (Amsterdam, Netherlands: Municipal Printing Office of Amsterdam, 1976; Family History Library book 974 R2p; film 1421412 item 2, {{FSC|266830|item}}. | ||
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; Family History Library book 974.7 R28L, {{ | 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; Family History Library book 974.7 R28L, {{FSC|382438|item}}. 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 [[Stadsarchief Amsterdam|Municipal Archives of Amsterdam]] and on microfilm at the [[New York State Library]], the [[SUNY Fredonia Reed Library|Daniel E. Reed Library at the State University of New York at Fredonia]], the [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]]. | The collection is at the [[Stadsarchief Amsterdam|Municipal Archives of Amsterdam]] and on microfilm at the [[New York State Library]], the [[SUNY Fredonia Reed Library|Daniel E. Reed Library at the State University of New York at Fredonia]], the [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]]. | ||
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The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the Family History Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (Family History Library 202 microfilms). | The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the Family History Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (Family History Library 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; Family History Library 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; Family History Library book 974.7 E3w, {{FSC|675325|item}}. | ||
'''The Phelps and Gorham Purchase''' | '''The Phelps and Gorham Purchase''' | ||
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This purchase included Ontario, Yates, and Steuben counties; the eastern portions of present Monroe and Livingston counties; the western parts of Wayne and Schuyler counties; and part of Allegany County. It was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. | This purchase included Ontario, Yates, and Steuben counties; the eastern portions of present Monroe and Livingston counties; the western parts of Wayne and Schuyler counties; and part of Allegany County. It was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. | ||
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; Family History Library book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3, {{ | 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; Family History Library book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3, {{FSC|197247|item}}. | ||
'''The Morris Reserve''' | '''The Morris Reserve''' | ||
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