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===Online Resources===
==Online Resources==
 
*'''1733-1952''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2350 Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952] ($)
*[http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Land-Records-Indices.aspx Pennsylvania Archive Land Indexes and Records].
*'''1733-1957''' [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/Bah/DAM/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/r17-88AllCountiesInterface.htm Warrant Registers, 1733-1957] at Pennsylvania State Archives - images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2350 Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952] ($)
*'''1733-1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2409 Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987] at Ancestry - ($)
*[http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/Bah/DAM/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/r17-88AllCountiesInterface.htm Pennsylvania State Archives WARRANT REGISTERS, 1733-1957], images
*[http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-522WarranteeTwpMaps/r17-522WaranteeTwpMapMainInterface.htm Warrantee Township Maps] at Pennsylvania State Archives - images
*[http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-522WarranteeTwpMaps/r17-522WaranteeTwpMapMainInterface.htm Pennsylvania State Archives Warrantee Township Maps], images
*[http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Land-Records-Indices.aspx Pennsylvania Archive Land Indexes and Records]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2409 Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48381 Early Pennsylvania Land Records] at Ancestry -($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48381 Early Pennsylvania Land Records] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49315 Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants] at Ancestry -($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49315 Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants] ($)
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records], index
*[http://www.mapofus.org/pennsylvania/ Maps of Pennsylvania from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Pennsylvania.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]
*[http://ancestortracks.com 19th Century Landowner Maps]
*[http://ancestortracks.com 19th Century Landowner Maps]


===Introduction===
==Pennsylvania Land Records==


In Pennsylvania the initial distribution of land to individuals was a complex process which resulted in an amazing volume of records. An indispensable guide to understanding the process and records is Donna Bingham Munger, ''Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research ''(Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1991), {{FSC|364977|item}} book 974.8 R2m. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pennsylvania-land-records-a-history-and-guide-for-research/oclc/22707760&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book].  
In Pennsylvania the initial distribution of land to individuals was a complex process which resulted in an amazing volume of records. An indispensable guide to understanding the process and records is Donna Bingham Munger, ''Pennsylvania Land Records: A History and Guide for Research ''(Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1991), {{FSC|364977|item}} book 974.8 R2m. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pennsylvania-land-records-a-history-and-guide-for-research/oclc/22707760&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book].  
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[http://ancestortracks.com/ '''Ancestor Tracks'''] is a web site "dedicated to publishing maps and land ownership information allowing genealogy researchers to more precisely pinpoint the locations where our ancestors lived."  They have posted free, downloadable 19th-century landowner maps for approximately 85% of the land mass of Pennsylvania which are exceedingly helpful when used in conjunction with census records and published county history texts. See their site for information about additional Pennsylvania products they have for sale.  
[http://ancestortracks.com/ '''Ancestor Tracks'''] is a web site "dedicated to publishing maps and land ownership information allowing genealogy researchers to more precisely pinpoint the locations where our ancestors lived."  They have posted free, downloadable 19th-century landowner maps for approximately 85% of the land mass of Pennsylvania which are exceedingly helpful when used in conjunction with census records and published county history texts. See their site for information about additional Pennsylvania products they have for sale.  


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==References==
==References==
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