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==== '''''Introduction''''' ==== | ==== '''''Introduction''''' ==== | ||
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*Kentucky. Governor. ''County Court Orders, 1836–1955''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. {{FHL|242323|item|disp=FHL films 272875–938}}. Films 272875–6 are indexes to this record. Due to the numerous disputes and litigations concerning Kentucky lands, consult the Court of Appeal deed books: | *Kentucky. Governor. ''County Court Orders, 1836–1955''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. {{FHL|242323|item|disp=FHL films 272875–938}}. Films 272875–6 are indexes to this record. Due to the numerous disputes and litigations concerning Kentucky lands, consult the Court of Appeal deed books: | ||
*Kentucky, Court of Appeals. ''Deed Books, 1780–1909''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1966. {{FHL|135818|item|disp=FHL films 551280–92. Film 551280 is an index to these records. | *Kentucky, Court of Appeals. ''Deed Books, 1780–1909''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1966. {{FHL|135818|item|disp=FHL films 551280–92. Film 551280 is an index to these records. | ||
*An abstract of some of these deeds is: Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Court of Appeals deed books''. 4 vols. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1985. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically. {{WorldCat|12839714|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}{{FHL|269371|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R2c}} | *An abstract of some of these deeds is: Cook, Michael L. ''Kentucky Court of Appeals deed books''. 4 vols. Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, 1985. The abstracts are arranged alphabetically. {{WorldCat|12839714|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}{{FHL|269371|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 R2c}} | ||
Indexes to Land Grants and Surveys | Indexes to Land Grants and Surveys | ||
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*Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782–1924''. Louisville, KY: Standard Printing, 1925. {{FHL|20583|item|disp=FHL film 272808}}. This index is alphabetical by the location of the grant. An electronic version of this book is available online at Ancestry.com under the database title of ''Kentucky Land Grants''. | *Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782–1924''. Louisville, KY: Standard Printing, 1925. {{FHL|20583|item|disp=FHL film 272808}}. This index is alphabetical by the location of the grant. An electronic version of this book is available online at Ancestry.com under the database title of ''Kentucky Land Grants''. | ||
*''Index for Old Kentucky Survey’s and Grants; Index for Tellico Surveys and Grants''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1975. {{FHL|286811|item|disp=FHL film 1402856}}. This index shows the name of the person receiving the land, survey number, county, acreage, survey and grant dates, volume and page numbers of original documents, and Kentucky Historical Society volume number. | *''Index for Old Kentucky Survey’s and Grants; Index for Tellico Surveys and Grants''. Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1975. {{FHL|286811|item|disp=FHL film 1402856}}. This index shows the name of the person receiving the land, survey number, county, acreage, survey and grant dates, volume and page numbers of original documents, and Kentucky Historical Society volume number. | ||
*Taylor, Philip Fall. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FHL|85944|item|disp=FHL fiche 6019959}}. These warrants are indexed and include the warrant date and number, name and rank of the veteran, acreage, and description of the property. | *Taylor, Philip Fall. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Digital version at {{FSbook|951333}} - free; {{FHL|85944|item|disp=FHL fiche 6019959}}. These warrants are indexed and include the warrant date and number, name and rank of the veteran, acreage, and description of the property. | ||
==== '''''County Records''''' ==== | ==== '''''County Records''''' ==== | ||
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#Once you have the film number, you should be given the information to order the film online. If a link does not appear, you can access online ordering at [https://www.familysearch.org/films/ Films]. | #Once you have the film number, you should be given the information to order the film online. If a link does not appear, you can access online ordering at [https://www.familysearch.org/films/ Films]. | ||
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=== '''Internet Resources of Kentucky Land Records''' === | === '''Internet Resources of Kentucky Land Records''' === | ||
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Use the following steps to find a specific title on Ancestry: | Use the following steps to find a specific title on Ancestry: | ||
#Go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry] ($). | #Go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry] ($). | ||
#Select “Card Catalog” from the “Search” drop down menu. | #Select “Card Catalog” from the “Search” drop down menu. | ||
#Type the title of the database into the “Database Title” field. | #Type the title of the database into the “Database Title” field. | ||