Locating your roots : discover your ancestors using land records
Title:
Locating your roots : discover your ancestors using land records
Author:
Hatcher, Patricia Law, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
[Revised edition].
Publication Information:
Baltimore , Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
General Note:
"This publication has been reviewed for obsolete references and information, which have been deleted or revised. Some references have been added"--T.p verso.
One of the strongest motivators for American immigrants was land. Land records, grants, deeds, mortgages, surveys, and more, are among the most valuable resources for genealogists to prove relationships and to point to new relationships.
Language:
English
Contents:
Why use land records? -- Where are the records? -- Finding the deed without using vacation time -- Finding a deed in a courthouse -- First transfer--getting land Into the hands of individuals -- Public lands -- What's in a deed? -- How to record what you find -- Records of residence -- Maps, atlases, and gazetteers -- Metes-and-bounds land platting -- Public-land survey system.
ISBN:
9780806320373
Format :
Book
