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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}}, 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}}, 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}}, 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}}, 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| | *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}}, 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.''' Once a parcel of land was transferred from the government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold, and resold, with each transaction creating new records. These person-to-person transactions are an important resource to the genealogist since the potential for an ancestor to be recorded is high. These records may offer genealogical clues such as the given name of the wife, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon her marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. | '''County Records.''' Once a parcel of land was transferred from the government to private ownership, it may have stayed in the family for generations or for only a few months. It may have been subdivided, sold, and resold, with each transaction creating new records. These person-to-person transactions are an important resource to the genealogist since the potential for an ancestor to be recorded is high. These records may offer genealogical clues such as the given name of the wife, a previous residence, names of children, or death information. Land records also offer clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon her marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may also be in-laws or relatives. | ||