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Compiled by Stratton Notthingham (1991). Includes Lancaster County, 1795 – 1848 and Northampton County, 1731 -1868: Lancaster County, 1795 – 1848 and Northampton County, 1731 -1868. These land causes refer to chancery suits regarding dower rights, divisions of land among heirs, ejectment proceedings, etc. In many cases ownership of the land is traced down from…
By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. After the Revolutionary War, nine state governments awarded land bounties to their Revolutionary War veterans (or their survivors) in return for their military or other service. The nine states that awarded bounty lands in their western reserves or on their western borders (directly affecting the future states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maine,…
By Patricia Law Hatcher. 2003. First Edition. Step-by-step instructions and a wealth of advice, this comprehensive guide shows readers how to identify, locate, and interpret land records in order to trace their early ancestors, as well as how to figure out how land was transferred. Original. Softbound, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID…
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