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See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | See [http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/ "The Land of our Ancestors"] for multiple articles and maps on pre-1900 Tennessee land topics. | ||
The ultimate resource guide for Tennessee land up to 1891 is Henry Whitney's ''Land Laws of Tennessee''. It's about 20MB, but it's downloadable from [http://books.google.com/books?id=I7kZAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. This book is also located at the | The ultimate resource guide for Tennessee land up to 1891 is Henry Whitney's ''Land Laws of Tennessee''. It's about 20MB, but it's downloadable from [http://books.google.com/books?id=I7kZAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. This book is also located at the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|484033|item|disp=FS Library film 1728776}}.{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} | ||
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From the "Foreword" to ''Tennessee Land: Its Early History and Laws'':<br> | From the "Foreword" to ''Tennessee Land: Its Early History and Laws'':<br> | ||
:<blockquote>"Tennessee is considered a "metes and bounds" state. However, a large portion of it was also set apart in townships and ranges as in public-land states. Tennessee litigated its boundaries with neighboring states until the mid-19th Century. North Carolina and Virginia both claimed portions of Tennessee prior to its statehood. Its eastern lands made up the largest part of the short-lived State of Franklin. Tennessee had to honor North Carolina's unresolved land grants for many years following statehood, and Tennessee was unable to grant its own lands for the first ten years of its existence. Tennessee land (primarily grants) was the basis of the worst land fraud scheme in the history of the United States."</blockquote><blockquote>(McNamara, Billie R. (1996). Book is [http://tngenealogy.net/books/ available from the author]. Also available at the | :<blockquote>"Tennessee is considered a "metes and bounds" state. However, a large portion of it was also set apart in townships and ranges as in public-land states. Tennessee litigated its boundaries with neighboring states until the mid-19th Century. North Carolina and Virginia both claimed portions of Tennessee prior to its statehood. Its eastern lands made up the largest part of the short-lived State of Franklin. Tennessee had to honor North Carolina's unresolved land grants for many years following statehood, and Tennessee was unable to grant its own lands for the first ten years of its existence. Tennessee land (primarily grants) was the basis of the worst land fraud scheme in the history of the United States."</blockquote><blockquote>(McNamara, Billie R. (1996). Book is [http://tngenealogy.net/books/ available from the author]. Also available at the FamilySearch Library,{{FSC|656060|item|disp=FS Library film 2055421 Item 2; book 976.8 R2m}}</blockquote> | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2885 North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ click here].</ref>/$) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2885 North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ click here].</ref>/$) | ||
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Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | Original warrants, surveys, grants, and North Carolina land records are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. Additional land records are at the Tennessee Historical Society and the local county courthouses. | ||
The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | The following collections are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and on microfilm at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]. Indexes are generally located at the beginning of each set. Some are available online. | ||
*North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | *North Carolina land entries in what is now the State of Tennessee (beginning 1777) are held at the North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina continued issuing land entries in Tennessee even after it became a independent state, well into the 1820s. The following table presents MARS IDs for that facility, which will enable users to view free online abstracts of these records, using the instructions provided below the table: | ||
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=== North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | === North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants === | ||
The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | The records from 1783 to 1837 of North Carolina military bounty warrants to land in Tennessee are at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]] and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]. Some warrants no longer exist, although the names are mentioned in various indexes. Sources for North Carolina Revolutionary War warrants are: | ||
Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FSC|734414|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index. | Pruit, Albert Bruce. ''Tennessee Land Entries Military Bounty Lands.'' Seven Volumes. Whitakers, North Carolina, 1997. {{FSC|734414|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 R2pa}}. Contents include abstracts of location books, warrants, military bounty land warrants, and indexes by name, location, and number. They include the MARS number that ties them to the land warrants and surveys in the North Carolina State Archives. See the [[North Carolina Land and Property]] for information on the MARS index. | ||
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These person-to-person transactions are important to the genealogist. 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. Witnesses and neighbors may be in-laws or relatives. It is important to trace the purchase and sale (or the acquisition and disposition) of each parcel of land an ancestor owned. | These person-to-person transactions are important to the genealogist. 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. Witnesses and neighbors may be in-laws or relatives. 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 clerks’ or recorders’ offices. 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 | The original records are filed in the county clerks’ or recorders’ offices. 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 FamilySearch Library. | ||
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