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It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. The original records are filed in the county clerk’s or recorder’s offices. Be aware that as new counties were formed and boundaries changed, transactions were then recorded in the new county, while the parent county retained the records previously created. Most of the county deeds, town lot certificates, and other important land records from many counties are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Contact the county clerk or recorder for records that have not been microfilmed. | ||
Some films are digitized and can be viewed online. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at various Family History Centers. Do the following steps in the | Some films are digitized and can be viewed online. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and at various Family History Centers. Do the following steps in the FS Library online catalog to locate film numbers: | ||
#Go to FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog].(www.familysearch.org) | #Go to FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog catalog].(www.familysearch.org) | ||
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