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Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | ||
The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [ | The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]. Indexes are generally located at the beginning of each set. Some are available online. | ||
*North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | *North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | ||
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=== North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | === North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | ||
The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [ | The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are: | ||
Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FHL|734414|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index. | Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FHL|734414|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index. | ||
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