Map 14 of odells book this tract, part of stovers 5,000acre patent land. This website allows researchers to access files for both the virginia and old kentucky patent series. Early land patents and deeds manuscript paging is given in parentheses within the patent abstracts, indicating the point where a patent is continued to another page. The first patent or grant of land west of the blue ridge was made to jost hite. Hammon, early kentucky land records, 17731780 1992 and joan e. Virginia holds no land records of the lands north of the ohio river ceded to the national government in 1784. Henrico county virginia land patents, grants and deeds. Page 9 are the commissioners of revenue from 1782 to 1820. The virginia company of london, incorporated in 1606, granted land patents to settlers until 1623. Footnotes the bradfords of charles city county, virginia. A copy is on file in richmond, virginia, in that states archives. Land patents, grants and deeds virginia land patent book 15. Also, none of the supporting papers mentioned above.
To search by warrant number, key the entire fourdigit number. Patents issued for land in the northern neck, or fairfax, proprietary are not included in this series of records. Starting in 1680, large numbers of africans were captured and brought as slaves to barbados. Virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Nell marion nugents abstracts, in three volumes, of the first fourteen books have become standard reference works in genealogical libraries throughout this country. Charts, maps, timelines, and other analysis of in virginia. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 1 nell marion nugent genealogical publishing company, 1934 land grants 767 pages. This book was published in 1934 when nugent first received support for publishing the series, which was withdrawn by the donor just as the second volume was going to press. South dakota, montana, and california are the most total states in the united states. View more articles from the virginia magazine of history and biography. As the commonwealths library at the seat of government and the state archives, the library of virginia s collections of books, periodicals, government publications, newspapers, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, archival records, maps, rare books, prints and photographs, and fine art are unsurpassed in depth and scope. Virginia land patents, book 33 8 june 1756 7 august 1761. The original headright record is on the first page of patent book no. A norfolk, virginia, clock signed john jones edenton.
Abstracts of virginia land patents is an article from the virginia magazine of history and biography, volume 6. You can get a brief description of what each field means by hovering your mouse over it. Book 6, page 458 john taylor, ocober 27, 1673, 34 acres little watts island book 6, page 637 thomas welbourne, april 4, 1678, 832 acres a foxs island n. Welcome to the bureau of land managementblm, general land office glo records automation web site. To pay with your credit card click on the buy now button order item b306 format. This book is, in my opinion, of the very few that also recognizes land patents as result of a royal land grant, or in my case, where my ancestor traded land in northumberland for land in. Brookssmith, master index, virginia surveys and grants, 17741791 1976. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the.
Various methods of distributing land have been used. In that year, the patent books and land title papers of the master of rolls were transferred to the secretary of the land office. The united states has 2,064,319 land patents on public land listed in the land patents. The collection is organized by county, and includes a detailed table of contents at the beginning of the book, as well as a name index at the back of the book. Cavaliers and pioneers is one of the most outstanding records of early emigrants to virginia. Early land patents and deeds in brunswick county, va. Land records 17521820 instructionshelpful tips dinwiddie county. Kentucky land patents are divided into nine major groupings, each of which traces its origin to acts of the virginia or kentucky general assembly. Understanding patent ownership we receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relatives name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land.
Virginia and old kentucky patent series secretary of state. More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book. Christian harness, son of chrisley harness, deceased. Lists of virginia lands returned as delinquent and sold, 18161820. Pages 6 to 8 are the commonwealth of virginia land patents granted. The office of the secretary of the colony continued to act as the official channel for the legal distribution of land until the establishment of the virginia land office on june 22, 1779. Fortunately, the land patent books have survived intact providing a basic.
His will, written 8 oct 1694 and proved 3 oct 1698, devises his homestead and other lands he had purchased to his sons, william, robert, james, and richard. Browse our location pages to learn where land patents are and who owned them. The following abbreviations are used in this series. It records, under the name of the patentee or grantee, the earliest virginia land grants and patents from 1623 to 1666, giving the number of acres, locations and dates of settlement, and names of family members, and it further provides references to marriages, wills, and other legal instruments. Of these patents, 286,606 are south dakota, 264,1 are montana, and 233,797 are california. The land patenting process continued after statehood. He made a deed, dated march 5, 16889 from william gray, of lawnes creek parish, surry, to robert canfield, conveying the tract of land where said gray lately lived, called the sunken marsh, containing 680 acres, 494 acres part thereof having been purchased from william, son of thomas harris, late of this parish, deceased, and the remainder by patent. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. This collection consists of virginia will records extracted from the virginia magazine of history and biography, the william and mary college quarterly, and tylers quarterly. Colonial land office patents, whether issued on importation, treasury, or military rights, or as part of an order of council, were consistent in format. In all about 160,000 patents have been granted to land located in the state of kentucky. In this grant, it is said, that it is designed to be included in a county to be called orange, being part of the forty thousand acres purchased by the said jost hire.
Our database indexes 4,748 virginia revolutionary warrants. After charles i took direct control of the colony in 1625, his appointed royal governors continued to issue headrights. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. Among the most valuable of virginia records for historians and genealogists are the land patent books now housed at the virginia state library. We provide live access to federal land conveyance records for the public land states, including image access to more than five million federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The colony, rather than the private comany, collected the. Heinrich hiestand in virginia the heritage of daniel haston.
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relatives name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name. The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online. Adventurers of purse and person, virginia, 160716245. Patents issued by virginia for the bay islands book 6, page 81 henry smith, october 9, 1867, smiths island in the bay. The family history library has microfilm copies of most pre1880 deed books and indexes. Patents issued by virginia for the bay islands book 6. In 1843, the functions of the secretary of the land office were inherited by the surveyor general. Virginia has been a state land state in which property has been distributed by the colony or state rather than the federal government.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants by nell nugent. There are 121 duplicate numbers, therefore our warrants range in number from one to 4,627. Abstracts of virginia land patents is an article from the virginia magazine of history and biography, volume 8. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The original european settlers came in the early 17th century from the midland and southern counties of england. An online series on research in virginia documents. A list of early land patents and grants for service in the colonial war of 1754 mcclanahan deeds on record in bourbon county, ky. The entries are transcriptions of the contents of the patent books of the end of the 17th century and the first third of the 18th century, covering the period 16951732. Under the terms of the 1789 compact with virginia, kentucky agreed to honor patents issued prior to kentuckys statehood on june 1, 1792. The individual entries are in chronological order, with each entry including the name of the patentee, the amount of land, and the land s location.
Prepared by daphne gentry, publications and education services division. Discusses backgrounds and activities of each of these early virginians and provides much genealogical information. The records of the land office include recorded copies of patents and grants issued for vacant lands in virginia from 1623, preliminary documents warrants, surveys, and plats preceding the issuance of grants dated after 1779, correspondence directed to the register of the land office, and records of the fairfax or northern neck proprietary which existed within the virginia s boundaries for almost a century. An index has been kept of the patents on record, but many of these indexes were made at a time when little thought was given to efficiency, and much confusion has resulted, both to the public who seek information, and the custodians of the land office who seek to supply the information. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. On 9 family history library films beginning with film 29533, fhl collection. Governor wyatt issued patents to land based on headright claims until the virginia company failed. The master database is under construction, but files. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 1623 1666, vol. Her husband referred to as late of accomac in patent, aug. Locating the lands of the early daniel family in middlesex va capt. Cavaliers and pioneers by nell marion nugent, 1934, press of the dietz print co. Early virginia land patents in virginia genealogy trails. Manuscript paging is given in parentheses within the patent abstracts, indicating the point where a patent is continued to another page.
Cavaliers and pioneers vanotes library of virginia. In all instances the grantor is either the state of virginia or the commonwealth of kentucky, and the grantee is the person or persons who receives the governors grant finalizing the patenting transaction. Internet archive bookreader cavaliers and pioneers. Contains the musters of the inhabitants of virginia, 162425, as well as information on those who came to or had land in virginia during the period 160725.
Or, read our blog to learn more about land patents on public lands. Daniell sic pugh received a patent for 1,4 acres in the upper parish of nansemond county, called dogwood neck, on the west side of bennetts creek. From pages 455456 of pioneers of old frederick county virginia by cecil odell. Patent pages 160161 example of mutilated page in patent books page 288. Two books related to kentucky land when it was part of virginia are neal o. Contact the ohio historical society in columbus for virginia warrants with higher numbers than 4,627. Learn more about the bureau of land management, public land survey system, and land patents.
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