This can be especially useful to help you decide if the book is worth buying, checking out from a library, etc. As this included the disposal of land, it fell to the governor to use his broad powers to issue land patents. We the people have the unalienable right to have and hold that property free and clear of government liens and encumbrances. Patent books for the period 1793 to 1867 are available on microfilm in the main reading room at the archives of ontario. After 1779, the virginia land office issued the patents.
For more information, please consult the guide to the online collection. Also, none of the supporting papers mentioned above. Search 2,064,319 uptodate homestead, grant, livestock, timber, mine, indian trust, and more patent maps within the usa. Please note that this includes only patented or completed land entries. Virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s this is the largest and most complete collection of virginia colonial records ever assembled, representing the combined efforts of several generations of talented and dedicated genealogists.
Understanding patent ownership news from the land patents. The price is right and i recommend amazon for their great service. Early hudsons of three virginia counties live as free people. See the bureau of land managements land patent search page. This collection consists of records related to north carolina land grants, which are organized. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, volume iv. Charts, maps, timelines, and other analysis of in virginia. Searchable database of scanned images of virginia land documents by which the crown 1623 1774 and the. Lc land ownership maps, 1212 includes address of m.
Names in the dropbox listings are limited to recipients of the grant grantees. Patent book 3 patent book 4 patent book 5 greatest number of acres in a single patent. Among the most valuable of virginia records for historians and genealogists are the land patent books now housed at the virginia state library. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and surveys this database consists of entries that index two major collections of land records housed in the library of virginia plus a small collection of field notes and plats of tracts surveyed by guy broadwater. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. United states bureau of land management tract books, 1800c. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, nell marion nugent. Peters parish, new kent county, 1684 to 1786, edited by dr. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The abstract of each patent gives, in order, the name of the patentee, the number of acres in the patent, the county in which the land was situated at the time the patent was issued, the date of the patent, the book and page of recordation, a description of the location of the land, and, if applicable, the names of the persons on the basis of whose. Republic, usa nondomestic notice of, certificate of acceptance and declaration of land patent.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, supplement. Abstracts of virginia land patents with added notes by the original author prepared by w. You can try to find this item in a library or search in this text to find the frequency and page number of specific words and phrases. Fairfax are the most total counties in virginia, usa. The united states of america, and in the republic state of. 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. Jul 12, 2015 understanding patent ownership by lizette twain on july 12, 2015 in bureau of land management, the land patents 4 comments 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. Has a historical map collection, virginia land office patents and grants, dunmores war collection, and blandford cemetery survey records collection. Virginia genealogical society genealogy familysearch wiki. Warrants, the first step in land patenting, were given as payment for military services.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. These books do not contain actual patents, but serve as patentee name indexes to the original land patents granted by the commonwealth of pennsylvania for the dates 16841957. The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online. Washington countys land records deeds, mortgages, affidavits, and other instruments pertaining to real estate transactions begin in 1834. North carolina, land grant files, 16931960 ancestry. With the abolition of the charter of the virginia company of london in 1624, the administration of the colony was placed directly under the crown.
William stone 1 1,800 acres, beginning at the blunt point between hungers and mattawamus creeks, and abutting westerly on the bay, due for his own personal adventure and for that of his brother, andrew stone, and for the transportation of 34. Cavaliers and pioneers vanotes library of virginia. Deedmapper file author deeds time modern county index. This book is intrumental in researching early land patents in virginia. Internet archive bookreader cavaliers and pioneers.
This continuation of nell marion nugents work covers patent books 35. Click to read more about cavaliers and pioneers, volume 3. Also, books, periodicals, government publications, state newspapers from 1736 to present, virginia state records from the colonys founding through the present, architectural drawings and plans. The company established a headright system to encourage colonists to transport indentured servants to the colony for labor. The virginia genealogical society has issued five volumes taking the three volumes of nell marion nugents abstracts of virginia land patents to 1776. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231800 opposite p. Massachusetts, land deeds dating from 1640 through 2016. The visitation, of london, 1634, gives, among the sons of walter aston, of langdon, staffordshire, the name of walter aston, now in the west indies. Original documents are located at the bureau of land management in springfield, virginia. The collection is housed in the archives at the library of virginia. Dec 04, 2012 any clues to where cabbin branch is located on the blackwater river. Today, there are 1,582 original general land office tract books at eastern states, showing how, when, and to whom title to public domain lands passed from the united statesin the states of alabama, arkansas, florida, illinois, indiana, iowa, louisiana, michigan, minnesota, missouri, mississippi, ohio. Welcome to the bureau of land managementblm, general land office glo records automation web site. More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book.
The original letters patent would be with the recipients. Records of isle of wight, essex, prince edward, middlesex, westmoreland, and king george. Virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s ancestral findings. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, vol. Access to the digital collections found on virginia memory is made possible by federal funding provided through the library services and technology act. Slavery in virginia dates to 1619, soon after the founding of virginia as an english colony by the london virginia company. So, if you know what your topic is, or what type of records youre looking for, here is where youll find collections organized by topics, such as military service records, land records, city and county records, and others.
Free state record lookups virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s this is the largest and most complete collection of virginia colonial records ever assembled, representing the combined efforts of several generations of talented and dedicated genealogists. However, documents may have been submitted for this county since the last modification of this page. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, vol. 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. Virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grants and surveys. Doubtless, the remaining unpublished patents will be produced in book form, in time. The colony, rather than the private comany, collected the. This book contains only the original volume of information which only has patents to 1666, not 1800, as is in the title. Fayette, jessamine, woodford patents placed 20jan11 jessamine see fayette.
Volumes four through seven are published by the virginia genealogical society, and all volumes are available through the virginia shop. He then obtained a patent for land in littleton parish, albemarle the land was located in what later. Cavaliers and pioneers abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231800. A long list of names is given, perhaps most of the settlers of the time. May 23, 2018 names of owners of adjoining lands include benjamin arnold, richard yarbrough, hans hendrick and william hurt, sr. Companies were awarded 1,000 acres of land for each family they moved into the area. Land patent books are the original book copies of letters patent. After charles i took direct control of the colony in 1625, his appointed royal governors continued to issue headrights. Genealogy trails history group northampton county deeds and indexes viewing restrictions apply source. Included in the total are 10,000 grants issued by north carolina in what is now tennessee images of all 205 existing land patent books with complete metes and bounds for each patent.
Virginia inventors are served by the federal circuit bar association national clearinghouse, part of the usptos nationwide pro bono program that matches inventors who qualify based on income with volunteer attorneys and patent professionals that will help you file your patent application. Records of the bureau of land management blm national. Chamberlayne, 1937, and published by virginia state library. Land patents blm virginia, usa has 1 land patents on public land listed in the land patents. Sims index to land grants in west virginia database online. An online series on research in virginia documents. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Prepared by daphne gentry, publications and education services division. Princess anne county, virginia genealogy genealogy.
Patents issued for land in the northern neck, or fairfax, proprietary are not included in this series of records. This continuation of nell marion nugents work begins with patent book 20, and covers the years 1741 to 1749. The land patents is the most comprehensive free land patent reference online. Land certificates for northampton county volume 28, 1920 source. Nell marion nugent author of cavaliers and pioneers. This 2004 reprint makes it possible for researchers to own these references instead of traveling to the library for them.
It is rare that so many names of the early settlers of any region can be gotten at this day. Land patents are the legal documents that transferred land ownership from the u. Some history of early settlements and land grants in west virginia by w. Revolutionary war warrants database secretary of state. Both offices claimed the right to sell land west of the blue ridge until the 1740s, when the boundaries of the fairfax grant were defined and surveyed. See the usgenweb archives weekly uploads web page for a. This database indicates includes 4,748 bounty land warrants issued by virginia to veterans of the revolutionary war. Land patent records are an invaluable genealogical and historical resource for researchers of early virginia. We the people have the unalienable right to have and hold that property free and clear of government liens and. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. Searchable data for 216,000 land grants including names, dates and locations for years 1663 through 1960. While our databases are great ways to manage and deliver this content, sometimes the raw data can be an extremely valuable resource to researchers. If you know the district and year pertaining to a patent, you.
Encouraging settlement and land grants west of the blue ridge. I am trying to find patents circa 1722 for john branch who received land on both sides of cabbin branch and on the south side of the main blackwater river in iowsouthampton va. To expand the search, we suggest researchers access the kentucky historical society publications master index. The colonial land office was located in williamsburg from 16991776, and it had authority to sell land within the rest of virginia.
On 15 july 1717, john hurt of king william county, virginia patented 450 acres of land on the upper side of reedy swamp later in caroline county after 1727. Land entry case files and related records national archives. Nell marion nugent is the author of cavaliers and pioneers. Henrico county virginia land patent abstracts with some plat. 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 accomack, va.
As many historians know, and as the abstracts following demonstrate, the headright system of importing new colonists as a basis for granting land in virginia, though it had not been discontinued entirely, was tailing into disuse by 1732, the year we pick up these instruments with book 15. Weve done some work for you and arranged our digital collections by topic to help you narrow down your search. Nell marion nugents abstracts, in three volumes, of the first fourteen books have become standard reference works in genealogical libraries throughout this country. The survey made of each parcel of land was sold to individuals, who then received title to the land in the form of a patent from the secretary of the colony. Deedmapper file author deeds time modern county berkeley. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666. 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. Governor wyatt issued patents to land based on headright claims until the virginia company failed.
Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Secondly, in the description, the listing of the additional volumes without publication dates is misleading, as well. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666 nell marion nugent snippet view 1963. Virginia state library virginia genealogical society. Of special value in the patents is the remarkable number of instances in which migrations are either spelled out or suggested by acquisition of land in counties different from the patentees residence. The counties are henrico, goochland, and chesterfield. Virginia land grant surveys in kentucky, 17741796, volumes 111. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, volume v land patent records are an invaluable genealogical and historical resource for researchers of early virginia. No land office surveys are extant prior to 1779 although some county court records include survey books. Today, there are 1,582 original general land office tract books at eastern states, showing how, when, and to whom title to public domain lands passed from the united statesin the states of alabama, arkansas, florida, illinois, indiana, iowa, louisiana, michigan, minnesota, missouri, mississippi, ohio, and wisconsin. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Jul 24, 2010 part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the secretary of the colony serving as the colonial land office. Now you can search for land patent records online, for both eastern and western states. Princess anne county, virginia genealogy and family history research page.
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. Guide to princess anne county established 1691 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, civil war records, revolutionary war records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. He received a patent in goochland this patent, issued to him 26 mar 1739 patent book 18, p. Below are links to the scanned pages of the patent indexes. Abstracts from the records of jefferson county, ky. 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.