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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1753-1931''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2882 North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1778-1927''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3658 Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927] at Ancestry - Index and images ($) | |||
*'''1783-1843''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2885 North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1934-1953''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4903 U.S., Tennessee Valley, Family Removal and Population Readjustment Case Files, 1934-1953] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
== Tennessee Land Records == | |||
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 [https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/RE_Assessment/ 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 [https://assessment.cot.tn.gov/RE_Assessment/ 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. | ||
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The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices. As new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. | The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices. As new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Archives] | [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Archives] | ||
=== Research Guides === | === Research Guides === | ||
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*Whitney, Henry D. ''The Land Laws of Tennessee''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''Being a Compilation of the Various Statutes of North Carolina, the United States, and Tennessee, Relative to Titles to Lands Within the State of Tennessee from the Second Royal Charter to the Present Time; the Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning the Establishment and Change of the Boundary of the State, and of Each County; Tables Showing the Date of Each Hiatus, Editorial Notes, etc., to Which is Added a Digest of the Leading Decisions on the Land Laws''. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1990. {{FSC|484033|item|disp=FS Library film 1728776}}. | *Whitney, Henry D. ''The Land Laws of Tennessee''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''Being a Compilation of the Various Statutes of North Carolina, the United States, and Tennessee, Relative to Titles to Lands Within the State of Tennessee from the Second Royal Charter to the Present Time; the Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning the Establishment and Change of the Boundary of the State, and of Each County; Tables Showing the Date of Each Hiatus, Editorial Notes, etc., to Which is Added a Digest of the Leading Decisions on the Land Laws''. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1990. {{FSC|484033|item|disp=FS Library film 1728776}}. | ||
[[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] | [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]] describes government land grants, grants from states, and major resources, many of which include Tennessee. | ||
Other land and property resources can be located in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Other land and property resources can be located in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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*''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/guides/guide10.htm Early North Carolina/Tennessee Land Grants @ the Tennessee State Library and Archives]'' available at the Tennessee Department of State, accessed 11/16/2010. | |||
*''[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/06/20/connect-your-tennessee-ancestor-to-origins-in-north-carolina/ Connect Your Tennessee Ancestor to Origins in North Carolina]'', Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog, accessed 11/16/2010. | |||
*''[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/bamman.htm This Land is Our Land! Tennessee's Disputes with North Carolina]'', by Gale Williams Bamman, available at TNGenWeb, accessed 11/16/2010. | |||
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