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| bgcolor="#ffff66" | <center>'''Accessing land grants and surveys on the [[Library of Virginia]] website'''</center><br><br>Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779), and Northern Neck grants (1692-1862) and surveys are available online. | | bgcolor="#ffff66" | <center>'''Accessing land grants and surveys on the [[Library of Virginia]] website'''</center><br><br>''Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779), and Northern Neck grants (1692-1862) and surveys are available online. '' | ||
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==== Land Taxes ==== | ==== Land Taxes ==== | ||
A useful guide to Virginia landowners in the early nineteenth-century, based on tax records, is:<br> | A useful guide to Virginia landowners in the early nineteenth-century, based on tax records, is:<br> | ||
*Ward, Roger G. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners and Gazetteer''. 6 vols. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. {{FHL|692063|item|disp=FHL Books 975 E4w v. 1-v. 6}}.<br> | *Ward, Roger G. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners and Gazetteer''. 6 vols. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. {{FHL|692063|item|disp=FHL Books 975 E4w v. 1-v. 6}}.<br> | ||
The [[Virginia Taxation]] article provides further information about quitrent and other records that help identify Virginia landowners. | The [[Virginia Taxation]] article provides further information about quitrent and other records that help identify Virginia landowners. | ||
==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||