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Pennsylvania, Surveyor General. ''Original Surveys, 1682-1920''. (On 499 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=43569&disp=Original+surveys%2C+1682%2D1920%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1003388].) These records are described in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 47-48. A partial index is also Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, Index to Old Rights in Philadelphia County, 1682-1748 (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=106785&disp=Index+to+old+rights+in+Philadelphia+Coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1028671] item 1); and Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, ''Index to Old Rights in Bucks and Chester Counties, 1682-1761'' (Family History Library film 1028678 item 3). | Pennsylvania, Surveyor General. ''Original Surveys, 1682-1920''. (On 499 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=43569&disp=Original+surveys%2C+1682%2D1920%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1003388].) These records are described in Munger, Pennsylvania Land Records, pp. 47-48. A partial index is also Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, Index to Old Rights in Philadelphia County, 1682-1748 (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=106785&disp=Index+to+old+rights+in+Philadelphia+Coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1028671] item 1); and Pennsylvania, Surveyor General, ''Index to Old Rights in Bucks and Chester Counties, 1682-1761'' (Family History Library film 1028678 item 3). | ||
Helpful family history information may also be found in Pennsylvania, Land Office,''Depositions, 1683-1881'' (Family History Library films 986869-82). These were usually made when land disputes were involved. | Helpful family history information may also be found in Pennsylvania, Land Office,''Depositions, 1683-1881'' (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=986869 986869]-82). These were usually made when land disputes were involved. | ||
Important records suggesting land disputes are Pennsylvania, Land Office, ''Caveats, 1699-1890'' (Family History Library films 986599-618). These were legal documents to postpone acceptance of surveys or patents until all issues were resolved. Records of land disputes can be fruitful sources of genealogical information. Caveats for the period 1748-1784 are abstracted in Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, volume 2, pp. 159-660. | Important records suggesting land disputes are Pennsylvania, Land Office, ''Caveats, 1699-1890'' (Family History Library films 986599-618). These were legal documents to postpone acceptance of surveys or patents until all issues were resolved. Records of land disputes can be fruitful sources of genealogical information. Caveats for the period 1748-1784 are abstracted in Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, volume 2, pp. 159-660. | ||