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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
<br>[[{{Brunswick, New York}}]] | <br>[[{{Brunswick, New York}}]] | ||
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*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> {{FHL|557896|item|FHL book 974.7 R2n}}; older edition {{FHL|74620|item|disp=FHL 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> {{FHL|557896|item|FHL book 974.7 R2n}}; older edition {{FHL|74620|item|disp=FHL 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. | ||
*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> | *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. {{FHL|196619|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 H2vL v. 1–4}}. | ||
=== Patents === | |||
A patent is a right to a parcel of land granted by the governor. A map and information about the larger patents can be found in: | A patent is a right to a parcel of land granted by the governor. A map and information about the larger patents can be found in: | ||
*Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''. 1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976 | *Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''.<ref>Ruth L. Higgins, editor, ''Expansion in New York with Especial Reference to the Eighteenth Century''. 1931; reprint edition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porcupine Press, 1976.</ref> For more information about patent maps, see [[New York Maps|New York Maps]]. {{FHL|180475|item|disp=FHL book 974.7 H2h 1976, film 1036688 item 2}}. | ||
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. | |||
New York. Secretary of State. ''Patents of the State of New York 1664–1912'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 60 Family History Library films). {{FHL|629503|item}}. 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; on 60 Family History Library films). {{FHL|629503|item}}. May give name, location (residence), and volume number. Indexes include: | ||
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*Colonial Patents Grantee Card Index, 1649-1912, FHL film 947096 | *Colonial Patents Grantee Card Index, 1649-1912, FHL film 947096 | ||
*Grantee Card Index for v. 18–53, ca. 1775–1912 | *Grantee Card Index for v. 18–53, ca. 1775–1912 | ||
*Index to Patents, ca. 1664–1864, FHL film 947116 Item 2 | *Index to Patents, ca. 1664–1864, FHL film 947116 Item 2 | ||
*Military Card Index for Patents, 1764–1797, FHL films 945291-95 | *Military Card Index for Patents, 1764–1797, FHL films 945291-95 | ||
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New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 Family History Library films), {{FHL|624685|item}}. These 53 volumes are at the state archives and contain the state's official surveys, accompanied by maps. | New York. Secretary of State. ''Field Books, New York, 1701–1848'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973; on 12 Family History Library films), {{FHL|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 (not available at the Family History Library). | 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 (not available at the Family History Library). | ||
=== Secretary of State's Deeds and Mortgages === | === Secretary of State's Deeds and Mortgages === | ||
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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; Family History Library films 1421078–90, {{FHL|148088|item}}. The library also has a helpful index, ''Van Rensselaer Manor Papers'', published about 1990; Family History Library book 974.7 R2r; film 1697716, {{FHL|527284|item}}. This manor was located in what is now Albany and Rensselaer Counties. The original records are at the New York State Library. | 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; Family History Library films 1421078–90, {{FHL|148088|item}}. The library also has a helpful index, ''Van Rensselaer Manor Papers'', published about 1990; Family History Library book 974.7 R2r; film 1697716, {{FHL|527284|item}}. This manor was located in what is now Albany and Rensselaer Counties. The original records are at the New York State Library. | ||
A source for more historical information about the manors is 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; Family History Library book 974.7 R2k, {{FHL|321503|item}}. The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. | A source for more historical information about the manors is 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; Family History Library book 974.7 R2k, {{FHL|321503|item}}. The appendix, "A Note on Sources," describes the manorial records that exist and where they are located. | ||
=== Military Bounty Land === | === Military Bounty Land === | ||
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Another large tract was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. The Family History Library does not have these records. A history is Orsamus Turner, ''History of Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham Purchase and Morris' Reserve'' (1851; reprint with supplements and indexes by LaVerne C. Cooley and George E. Lookup, Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1976; Family History Library book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3, {{FHL|197247|item}}. | Another large tract was purchased by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The Phelps and Gorham Papers are located at the New York State Library. The Family History Library does not have these records. A history is Orsamus Turner, ''History of Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham Purchase and Morris' Reserve'' (1851; reprint with supplements and indexes by LaVerne C. Cooley and George E. Lookup, Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing, 1976; Family History Library book 974.7 H2t index; film 871566 item 3, {{FHL|197247|item}}. | ||
The Macomb Purchase was made in 1792. This four-million-acre tract included all of modern Lewis County; most of modern St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; and parts of Oswego and Herkimer counties. | The Macomb Purchase was made in 1792. This four-million-acre tract included all of modern Lewis County; most of modern St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; and parts of Oswego and Herkimer counties. | ||
=== County Land Records === | === County Land Records === | ||