Since 1850, the islands landmass has been reduced by 67%. Pathfinder for fairfax land records and hitefairfax suit handley. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Two land patents of james taylor i james taylor i the elder. Prepared by daphne gentry, publications and education services division. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, supplement. This page primarily lists records kept at the countycity level.
For more tips and help, check out our patent search overview. Virginia has 1 land patents on public land listed in the land patents. The headright system was used in several colonies, including maryland, georgia, north carolina and south carolina. Virginia online genealogy records familysearch wiki. Adventurers of purse and person, virginia, 160716245. See the usgenweb archives weekly uploads web page for a.
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. Virginia colonial records, 1600s1800s ancestral findings. Patent developments from annual virginia information. Richmond, va virginia genealogical society, 1934200. 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. The land book shows the current owner as of april 18th of 2017 and is sorted alphabetically by the owner name. Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. Abstracts of virginia land office patent books 9 through 14, covering the early decades of the eighteenth century. Get detailed information by checking the glossary in the reference center. Welcome to the bureau of land managementblm, general land office glo records automation web site. The land patents provides the most comprehensive maps of homestead, grant, livestock, timber, mine, indian trust, and more patents. He was a burgess from shirley hundred island in 16321633, and emigrated to virginia in 1635.
Federal land patents offer researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the federal government to individuals. Pages 319 517, abstracted by william lindsay hopkins. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, by nell marion nugent. The land patents is a resource for genealogists, historians, and real estate agents looking to learn more about the history of public lands and how they became private. Usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 orange county 255 orange county land records 8 usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 virginia land records 966 orange county land records 8 note. Pages 1629, abstracted by william lindsay hopkins, appeared in vol. Patents issued for land in the northern neck, or fairfax, proprietary are not included in this series of records. Names in the dropbox listings are limited to recipients of the grant grantees.
Early virginia land patents in virginia genealogy trails. Abstracts of virginia land patents with added notes by the original author prepared by w. Secondly, in the description, the listing of the additional volumes without publication dates is misleading, as well. Also, none of the supporting papers mentioned above. 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. Look to the area of round hill and seacock swamps lightwood swamp is in that area of modern southampton. Cavaliers and pioneers a calendar of virginia land grants 16231800 vol. Although some of these records have been digitized and made available online, there are many records that are only available in paper or microfilm format at nara locations. Early virginia immigrants, 16231666, by george cabell greer.
Walkers little creeka corner to shannon s surveysouth side of the long spurby drapers path. An online series on research in virginia documents. The united states of america, and in the republic state of. The united states of america, and in the republic state of oregon ron gibson co po box 400 rogue river, oregon. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 1 nell marion nugent genealogical publishing company, 1934 land grants 767 pages.
However, documents may have been submitted for this county since the last modification of this page. Land office nonmilitary registers and land records. Many independent cities in virginia also kept their own records. Tangier is a town in accomack county, virginia, united states, on tangier island in chesapeake bay. Land grants from the virginia land office patents and grants, library of virginia, richmond, virginia. The diggings is the most comprehensive free mining claim reference online. Virginia emigration and immigration genealogy familysearch wiki. A land patent is an exclusive land grant made by a sovereign entity with respect to a particular tract of land. View more articles from the virginia magazine of history and biography. Search 3,886,065 uptodate gold, silver, and other mining claim maps within the usa. A calendar of virginia land grants, 16231800 classic reprint nell marion nugent.
Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen british colonies in north america. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, vol. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual patentee, assignee, warrantee, widow, or heir with a specific location legal land description and time issue date. 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 listed under that name.
As this included the disposal of land, it fell to the governor to use his broad powers to issue land patents. A prerecorded streaming video replay of one session from the september 2017 live seminar, 18th annual virginia information technology legal institute 2017. Two land patents of james taylor i james taylor i the. Usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 orange county 255 orange county land records 8. The first 162 pages of patent book 15, abstracted by richard slatten, appeared in vol. Under the midrange sea level rise scenario, much of the remaining landmass is expected to be lost in the next 50 years and the town will likely need to be abandoned. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants 16231782. The land patents makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes.
Lc land ownership maps, 1212 includes address of m. List of the colonial soldiers of virginia, by hamilton j. Statewide collections are found on the virginia land. 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. The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online. Click to read more about cavaliers and pioneers, volume 3. 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. The collection is housed in the archives at the library of virginia. Robert brassure and peeter rey bought 600 acres in upper co. The real estate land book contains the property owner s name, legal description of property, acreage, assessment and tax amount levied. Republic, usa nondomestic notice of, certificate of acceptance and declaration of land patent. Abstracts of virginia land patents is an article from the virginia magazine of history and biography, volume 8. This book contains only the original volume of information which only has patents to 1666, not 1800, as is in the title.
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. Hover your mouse over a field to get a brief description. And, that means land patents do not limit your ability to secure your contracts with the property appurtenant to that sits upon or is related to your land as collateral securing your promise to pay. Cavaliers and pioneers is one of the most outstanding records of early emigrants to virginia. For this database, the numbers will be depicted as 5079. 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. These patents were published with the permission of the virginia state library.
This land islocated on spur branch and little walkers. From wars, treaties, immigration, and settlement, land is interwoven into the very core of what it means to be america. Respectively, though the land patent is the title to the land, land patents do not limit your right to contract. Usa 1,015,348 virginia 37,577 virginia land records 966 orange county land records 8. Discusses backgrounds and activities of each of these early virginians and provides much. 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.
More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book. A list of early land patents and grants for service in the colonial war of 1754 mcclanahan deeds on record in bourbon county, ky. Statewide collections are found on the virginia land records page. Virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. 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. To expand the search, we suggest researchers access the kentucky historical society publications master index. The access to and acquisition of land drove much of american history. Learn more about the bureau of land management, public land survey system, and land patents.
Virginias colonial militia, 16511776, by william armstrong crozier. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. Order of first families of virginia, 1607 16245, 1987. Commissioner of revenue 2017 unofficial land books new. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county or town, go to locating online databases, and can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the family history library in salt lake city, utah. In this session brad wright discusses the process of patent procurement, interpretation and infringement, and enforcement. 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. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
No land office surveys are extant prior to 1779 although some county court records include survey books. To make such a grant patent, a sovereign proprietary landowner must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document patent, and openly publish the documents for the public to see. This pathfinder is intended to help researchers locate land records issued through the proprietorship of. Cavaliers and pioneers a calendar of virginia land grants 1623. In 1735 he travelled to virginia for the first time to inspect his land. The official land book, found in the new kent county circuit court, is signed and notarized.
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