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Surveys sometimes contain descriptions, proprietor's records, names of buyers, names of neighbors, and maps. These surveys and accompanying maps sometimes show settlers or occupants of property; most of the surveys were made prior to subdivision of patents or other tracts. | Surveys sometimes contain descriptions, proprietor's records, names of buyers, names of neighbors, and maps. These surveys and accompanying maps sometimes show settlers or occupants of property; most of the surveys were made prior to subdivision of patents or other tracts. | ||
New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 | New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 FS Library films), {{FSC|624685|item}}. These 53 volumes are at the state archives and contain the state's official surveys, accompanied by maps. | ||
New York. Department of Transportation. ''Land Survey Field Notes, 1665–1927''. These are at the State Archives and consist of notes and maps of land surveyed as well as books of sale, cashbooks, and registers. | New York. Department of Transportation. ''Land Survey Field Notes, 1665–1927''. These are at the State Archives and consist of notes and maps of land surveyed as well as books of sale, cashbooks, and registers. | ||
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Deeds usually show buyer, seller, residence, and dates. Sometimes they show previous residence and give relationships. | Deeds usually show buyer, seller, residence, and dates. Sometimes they show previous residence and give relationships. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantor Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantor Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. FS Library films 947643–51, {{FSC|634818|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantee Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Grantee Card Index to Deeds, abt 1640–1973''. FS Library films 947652–54, {{FSC|634818|item}} and 947838–41. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Deeds, 1659–1846''. 43 Volumes. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Deeds, 1659–1846''. 43 Volumes. FS Library films 945268–8], {{FSC|634818|item}}. Deeds in volumes 40–43, 1810–1855, are ''Deeds to State-Owned Real Estate'', where the state is represented as the grantee or the grantor. These valuable indexes refer to deeds, manors, patents, military bounty lands, Vermont lands, court, probate, Indian, and other records. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Abstracts and Indexes of Deeds''. Seven Volumes. {{FSC|634818|item}}, | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Abstracts and Indexes of Deeds''. Seven Volumes. {{FSC|634818|item}}, FS Library films 947105–106 and 947114–15. These are handwritten ledgers indexing and abstracting the 43 volumes of deeds, years 1659–1846, giving volume and page references. | ||
== Mortgages == | == Mortgages == | ||
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Mortgages establish when a family resided at a specific place. Mortgage information is found in: | Mortgages establish when a family resided at a specific place. Mortgage information is found in: | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Mortgages Grantor Card Index, 1784–1973''. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Mortgages Grantor Card Index, 1784–1973''. FS Library film 945399, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Loan Mortgages'', Volume 3, 1807–24. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Loan Mortgages'', Volume 3, 1807–24. FS Library film 947121, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''State Mortgages, 1807–42'', Four Volumes. Volumes. 1–3, 1807–24 | *New York. Secretary of State. ''State Mortgages, 1807–42'', Four Volumes. Volumes. 1–3, 1807–24 FS Library film 947101, {{FSC|633849|item}}. | ||
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Index to Deeds and Mortgages, 1641–1842''. | *New York. Secretary of State. ''Index to Deeds and Mortgages, 1641–1842''. FS Library film 947116, {{FSC|634818|item}}. | ||
*New York. State Comptroller. ''Bonds and Mortgages for the Sale of State Lands, 1797–1878''. 38 Volumes. (Not at Family History Library.) These are account books recording mortgage payments on land purchased from the state. | *New York. State Comptroller. ''Bonds and Mortgages for the Sale of State Lands, 1797–1878''. 38 Volumes. (Not at Family History Library.) These are account books recording mortgage payments on land purchased from the state. | ||
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The largest manors were Rensselaerswyck (granted in 1630 and 1685), Livingston (granted in 1686), Philipsburgh (granted in 1693), Cortlandt (granted in 1697), Fordham (granted in 1671), Pelham (granted in 1687), and Morrisania (granted in 1697). | The largest manors were Rensselaerswyck (granted in 1630 and 1685), Livingston (granted in 1686), Philipsburgh (granted in 1693), Cortlandt (granted in 1697), Fordham (granted in 1671), Pelham (granted in 1687), and Morrisania (granted in 1697). | ||
The Family History Library has few records about the Hudson Valley manors. However, it does have the Livingston Family Papers, 1630–1929, from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park; | The Family History Library has few records about the Hudson Valley manors. However, it does have the Livingston Family Papers, 1630–1929, from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park; FS Library films 1421078–90, {{FSC|148088|item}}. The library also has a helpful index, ''Van Rensselaer Manor Papers'', published about 1990; FS Library book 974.7 R2r; film 1697716, {{FSC|527284|item}}. This manor was located in what is now [[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany]] and [[Rensselaer County, New York Genealogy|Rensselaer]] Counties. The original records are at the New York State Library. | ||
A source for more historical information about the manors is ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775<ref>Kim, Sung Bok, ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775'' (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1978</ref>'' The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. ({{FSC|321503|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2k}}). | A source for more historical information about the manors is ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775<ref>Kim, Sung Bok, ''Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664–1775'' (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1978</ref>'' The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. ({{FSC|321503|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2k}}). | ||
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