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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}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. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}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. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he or she lived there. They often reveal other family information such as the name of a spouse, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
*The Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office County Court Orders Database," ''Kentucky Ancestors''. [Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society] 44:1 Autumn 2008<br> | *The Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office County Court Orders Database," ''Kentucky Ancestors''. [Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society] 44:1 Autumn 2008<br> | ||
*''[[Kentucky]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2000. NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been [[Retirement of Research Outlines|added to the FamilySearch Wiki]], where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community. | *''[[Kentucky]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2000. NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been [[Retirement of Research Outlines|added to the FamilySearch Wiki]], where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community. | ||