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The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land records are primarily used to learn where a person lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information as well, such as the name of a spouse, an heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn a person’s previous residences, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | ||
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=== Land Grant Indexes === | === Land Grant Indexes === | ||
Three alphabetical name indexes of those who received a land grant either in North Carolina or for land that later became a part of Tennessee are: | |||
'''[http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx MARS] (Manuscript and Archives Reference System) Computer Index.''' This index is available at the North Carolina State Archives and [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx online]. It indexes the land grants, all warrants that have been microfilmed in the [http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives], and lists all names that appear on the military bounty warrants in the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office. There are several search options on this site, that are not exactly intuitive. | '''[http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx MARS] (Manuscript and Archives Reference System) Computer Index.''' This index is available at the North Carolina State Archives and [http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov/BasicSearch.aspx online]. It indexes the land grants, all warrants that have been microfilmed in the [http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives], and lists all names that appear on the military bounty warrants in the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office. There are several search options on this site, that are not exactly intuitive. | ||
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'''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | '''Card Index'''. This index, also referred to as the Land Grant Index, is the predecessor to the newer MARS index. This index is located at the North Carolina State Archives, and a microfilm copy of part of the index is available at the Family History Library. | ||
<br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' | <br>'''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]''' is a free site which contains all the land grant data from MARS in an easy to search format. Grants recorded in Land Patent Books Volumes 1-30 are directly linked to an image of the page where the grant was recorded, in most cases with the complete metes and bounds. For Mecklenburg County, grants are directly linked to images of warrants, surveys, receipts, and other land grant documents.<br> | ||
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'''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL 1942644. | '''Grants in extinct counties'''. Bath, Bute, Dobbs, Glasgow, and Tryon counties are included. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL 1942644. | ||
'''Granville District grants'''. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL film 1942645 item 1. The index is at the beginning of the film. | '''Granville District grants'''. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL film 1942645 item 1. The index is at the beginning of the film. All images from this film are available at '''[http://www.nclandgrants.com NC Land Grant Images and Data]'''. | ||
'''Lords Proprietors grants prior to 1729'''. This portion covers grants mainly within the old Albemarle County area. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL film 1942645 item 2. The index follows the Granville District grants index. | '''Lords Proprietors grants prior to 1729'''. This portion covers grants mainly within the old Albemarle County area. {{FHL|695114|item}}, FHL film 1942645 item 2. The index follows the Granville District grants index. | ||