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*Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. <ref>Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980.</ref> This book is a translation of land patents, 1630–1651 and 1654–1664, the earliest land records of New Netherland. {{FSC|120798|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2lp}}.
*Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. <ref>Gehring, Charles T., translator and editor. New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. ''Land Papers, Volumes GG, HH, and II, 1630-1664''. Published under the direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980.</ref> This book is a translation of land patents, 1630–1651 and 1654–1664, the earliest land records of New Netherland. {{FSC|120798|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2lp}}.


*O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803. 1864''. <ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803''. 1864. Revised reprint, Harrison, New York: Harbor Hill Books, 1987</ref> {{FSC|557896|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2n}}; older edition {{FSC|74620|item|disp=FS Library film 947853}}. This indexes the ''Land Grant Application Files, 1642–1803'', commonly referred to as the ''New York Colonial Manuscripts, Endorsed Land Papers'', in 63 volumes at the state archives (not at Family History Library). The records pertain to New York and Vermont. They give name and date and place of residence. These records have been microfilmed by the New York State Archives, and the films are available for sale by the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.
*O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803. 1864''. <ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, comp. ''Calendar of New York Colonial Manuscripts, Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643–1803''. 1864. Revised reprint, Harrison, New York: Harbor Hill Books, 1987</ref> {{FSC|557896|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 R2n}}; older edition {{FSC|74620|item|disp=FS Library film 947853}}. This indexes the ''Land Grant Application Files, 1642–1803'', commonly referred to as the ''New York Colonial Manuscripts, Endorsed Land Papers'', in 63 volumes at the state archives (not at FamilySearch Library). The records pertain to New York and Vermont. They give name and date and place of residence. These records have been microfilmed by the New York State Archives, and the films are available for sale by the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.


*Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''.<ref>Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Four Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974.</ref> Volumes 1-3 contain translations of conveyances recorded in the minutes of the provincial secretary, 1638–1660. Gives name, date, and location of the patent. {{FSC|196619|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 H2vL v. 1–4}}.
*Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''.<ref>Van Laer, Arnold Johan Ferdinand, translator; Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors. ''New York Historical Manuscripts. Dutch. Register of the Provincial Secretary''. Four Volumes. Published under the Direction of The Holland Society of New York. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1974.</ref> Volumes 1-3 contain translations of conveyances recorded in the minutes of the provincial secretary, 1638–1660. Gives name, date, and location of the patent. {{FSC|196619|item|disp=FS Library book 974.7 H2vL v. 1–4}}.
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For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps|New York Maps]]. .  
For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps|New York Maps]]. .  


All colonial patents and land grant applications and many deeds are in the State Archives. Patents and deeds from 1664 on are also on microfilm at the Family History Library. Some of the major collections of early land records are described in the following sections.  
All colonial patents and land grant applications and many deeds are in the State Archives. Patents and deeds from 1664 on are also on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Some of the major collections of early land records are described in the following sections.  


New York. Secretary of State. ''Patents of the State of New York 1664–1912'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library 60 films}}. May give name, location (residence), and volume number. Indexes include:  
New York. Secretary of State. ''Patents of the State of New York 1664–1912'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library 60 films}}. May give name, location (residence), and volume number. Indexes include:  
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*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. ''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''. FS Library film 947116, {{FSC|634818|item}}.  
*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 FamilySearch Library.) These are account books recording mortgage payments on land purchased from the state.


== Manorial Records  ==
== Manorial Records  ==
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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; 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.  
The FamilySearch 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&nbsp;''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&nbsp;''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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The military bounty land patents are at the State Archives:  
The military bounty land patents are at the State Archives:  


*New York. Secretary of State. ''Military Patents and Abstracts, 1764–1846''. Ten Volumes. The patents give the name of the patentee, reason for the grant, location by township, lot number, and acreage. Each volume is indexed by the name of the patentee. The first eight volumes (to 1797) are available through the Family History Library,{{FSC|629503|item|disp=films 945291–95}}, as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912''.
*New York. Secretary of State. ''Military Patents and Abstracts, 1764–1846''. Ten Volumes. The patents give the name of the patentee, reason for the grant, location by township, lot number, and acreage. Each volume is indexed by the name of the patentee. The first eight volumes (to 1797) are available through the FamilySearch Library,{{FSC|629503|item|disp=films 945291–95}}, as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912''.


*The names of Military Tract and Old Military Tract patentees are indexed by the ''Grantee Card Index to Patents, 1775–1912''. There is also a card index for the Military Tract. It is arranged by the township and lot number as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912'' under ''Military Card Index for Patents'' {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library films 946418–20}}.
*The names of Military Tract and Old Military Tract patentees are indexed by the ''Grantee Card Index to Patents, 1775–1912''. There is also a card index for the Military Tract. It is arranged by the township and lot number as part of the ''Patents of the State of New York, 1649-1912'' under ''Military Card Index for Patents'' {{FSC|629503|item|disp=FS Library films 946418–20}}.
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The collection is at the [[Stadsarchief Amsterdam|Municipal Archives of Amsterdam]] and on microfilm at the [[New York State Library]], the [[SUNY Fredonia Reed Library|Daniel E. Reed Library at the State University of New York at Fredonia]], the [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]].  
The collection is at the [[Stadsarchief Amsterdam|Municipal Archives of Amsterdam]] and on microfilm at the [[New York State Library]], the [[SUNY Fredonia Reed Library|Daniel E. Reed Library at the State University of New York at Fredonia]], the [[Library of Congress]], and the [[New York Public Library]].  


The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the Family History Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (Family History Library 202 microfilms).  
The largest single set of Holland Land Company records at the FamilySearch Library is the Van Eeghen collection, Holland Land Company Records (FamilySearch Library 202 microfilms).  


A history of the Holland purchase is Wyckoff, William, ''The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape''(New Haven, Connecticut and London, England: Yale University Press, 1988; FS Library book 974.7 E3w, {{FSC|675325|item}}.  
A history of the Holland purchase is Wyckoff, William, ''The Developer's Frontier: The Making of the Western New York Landscape''(New Haven, Connecticut and London, England: Yale University Press, 1988; FS Library book 974.7 E3w, {{FSC|675325|item}}.  
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Recorded deeds and mortgages are found at the office of the county clerk. These begin with the date when the county was set off from the parent county. Recording of deeds in county clerks' offices became mandatory statewide in 1830. If a deed was not recorded at the time of the sale, a subsequent recorded deed for the same property was valid. In New York City, land records are maintained at the city register's office. The mortgages often include a schedule of payments, the names of assignees, and the name of the mortgagor.  
Recorded deeds and mortgages are found at the office of the county clerk. These begin with the date when the county was set off from the parent county. Recording of deeds in county clerks' offices became mandatory statewide in 1830. If a deed was not recorded at the time of the sale, a subsequent recorded deed for the same property was valid. In New York City, land records are maintained at the city register's office. The mortgages often include a schedule of payments, the names of assignees, and the name of the mortgagor.  


The Family History Library has hundreds of reels of New York county land records. Grantee (buyer) and grantor (seller) and mortgagee and mortgagor indexes are available on microfilm for most counties, as are the deeds, to about 1900. The indexes for Albany and New York counties have been published.  
The FamilySearch Library has hundreds of reels of New York county land records. Grantee (buyer) and grantor (seller) and mortgagee and mortgagor indexes are available on microfilm for most counties, as are the deeds, to about 1900. The indexes for Albany and New York counties have been published.  


Deeds and other land records for much of New York are on film and can be found in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a Place Search under:  
Deeds and other land records for much of New York are on film and can be found in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a Place Search under:  
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