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*Historical Records Survey (Michigan); Michigan State Library (Lansing, Michigan); Daughters of the American Revolution, Louisa St. Clair Chapter (Detroit, Michigan) ''Early land transfers, Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan ... 1703-1869 State Library and Daughters of the American Revolution, Louisa St. Clair Chapter, sponsors. (n. p.) 1936-1940.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{FHL|16141|item|disp=FHL film 926988 items 2,3–926998}}. Includes index. | *Historical Records Survey (Michigan); Michigan State Library (Lansing, Michigan); Daughters of the American Revolution, Louisa St. Clair Chapter (Detroit, Michigan) ''Early land transfers, Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan ... 1703-1869 State Library and Daughters of the American Revolution, Louisa St. Clair Chapter, sponsors. (n. p.) 1936-1940.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. {{FHL|16141|item|disp=FHL film 926988 items 2,3–926998}}. Includes index. | ||
*Wayne County (Michigan) Register of Deeds ''Deed records, 1766 - 1918'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. {{FHL|244568|item|disp=FHL film 926443.}} | *Wayne County (Michigan) Register of Deeds ''Deed records, 1766 - 1918'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. {{FHL|244568|item|disp=FHL film 926443.}} | ||
*English, William Hayden ''Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783, and life of General George Rogers Clark : with numerous sketches of men who served under Clark and full list of those allotted lands in Clark's grant for service in the campaigns against the British posts, showing exact land allotted each'' Washington [District of Columbia]: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1986. {{FHL|340293|item|disp=FHL film 1454567 items 3-4.}} | *English, William Hayden ''Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783, and life of General George Rogers Clark : with numerous sketches of men who served under Clark and full list of those allotted lands in Clark's grant for service in the campaigns against the British posts, showing exact land allotted each'' Washington [District of Columbia]: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1986. {{FHL|340293|item|disp=FHL film 1454567 items 3-4.}} | ||
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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|511740|item|disp=FHL film 1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | ||
==== Surveys ==== | ==== Surveys ==== | ||
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Michigan uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range.The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the center line, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the center line. | Michigan uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range.The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the center line, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the center line. | ||
*United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Michigan cash and homestead entries, cadastral survey plats''Springfield, Virginia : BLM Eastern States, 1994. {{FHL|706833|item | *United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Michigan cash and homestead entries, cadastral survey plats''Springfield, Virginia : BLM Eastern States, 1994. {{FHL|706833|item|disp= CD-ROM no.22.}} A data base created from information contained on the original copy of the land patent/certificate/document maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.'' | ||
*The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | *The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
*Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. Family History Library book {{FHL|456649|item | *Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. Family History Library book {{FHL|456649|item|disp=FHL book 973 E7an 1991.}} This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | ||
==== Tract and Plat Books ==== | ==== Tract and Plat Books ==== | ||
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Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|607931|item|disp=FHL film 145278}}. | ||
*Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | ||
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=== Individual Land Transfers - County Records === | === Individual Land Transfers - County Records === | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, all subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the register of deeds and are generally kept at the county courthouse. These records usually date back to the time of the county's organization and frequently have grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer) indexes. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of warranty deeds and some mortgage records for over 50 counties, dating from county creation to about 1900. For example, from Wayne County, Michigan, the library has 220 microfilms of deeds and indexes for 1700 to 1918. Land records for Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library | After land was transferred to private ownership, all subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, were recorded by the register of deeds and are generally kept at the county courthouse. These records usually date back to the time of the county's organization and frequently have grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer) indexes. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of warranty deeds and some mortgage records for over 50 counties, dating from county creation to about 1900. For example, from Wayne County, Michigan, the library has 220 microfilms of deeds and indexes for 1700 to 1918. Land records for Michigan are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] – LAND AND PROPERTY | MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] – LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
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[http://www.michlist.com/ Michigan Biographical Index] | [http://www.michlist.com/ Michigan Biographical Index] | ||
[http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm Michigan Land Records Research Directory]<br> | [http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm Michigan Land Records Research Directory]<br> | ||
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[[Category:Michigan|Land]] | [[Category:Michigan|Land]] | ||