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. For serial land patents after the mid 1950s, it may be necessary to. His patent had included transportation of four persons. Gloucester county, virginia genealogy familysearch wiki. Patent books for the period 1793 to 1867 are available on microfilm in the main reading room at the archives of ontario. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants 16231666. Check patent application status with public pair and private pair. Cavaliers and pioneers library of virginia virginia. Lc land ownership maps, 1212 includes address of m. 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. 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. Patent book 3 patent book 4 patent book 5 greatest number of acres in a single patent.
This book was published in 1934 when nugent first received support for publishing the series, which was withdrawn by the donor just as the second volume was going to press. Ohio lands book this book is a publication of the auditor of state 88 east broad street columbus, ohio 432161140. Derwent, inc, 1420 spring hill road, suite 525, mclean, va 22102. Patent buddy offers a free search of patents, inventors and current patent owners. Transfers of land between individuals edit edit source land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. County series granted from earliest times through 30 june 1908 complete set of 57 volumes covering all 75 arkansas counties, isbn 156546000 6. Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen british colonies in north america. Office of the secretary of state administration of land patents, 17961812. Records of the bureau of land management blm national archives. Obtain a certified copy of your proof of ownership, usually a warranty deed or quitclaim deed. The abstract of each patent gives, in order, the name of the patentee, the number of. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, vol. John brown, ursula his wife, robert salisbury, symon smith. If you know the district and year pertaining to a patent, you.
Entries in the patent indexes are grouped alphabetically by first letter of patentees surname, thereunder grouped by volume number of patent book, and finally arranged chronologically by date of patent. 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. Using the legal description from your deed, obtain from the blm records division three certified copies of the original land patent that corresponds to your land. 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. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants 16231666 share this.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, vol. 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. Baugh genealogy william baugh, english immigrant to. Try the beta replacement for efsweb, private pair and public pair. The disproportion that existed between the amount of land available and the population led to a situation with a low supply of labor, resulting in the growth of indentured servitude and of slavery. To order a copy of a land entry case file you will need form natf 84.
Learn more about the bureau of land management, public land survey system, and land patents. Abstracted from patent books 6 through 8, from the land office records located at the virginia state library. Early virginia land patents in virginia genealogy trails. These patents were published with the permission of the virginia state library. Womack surname in virginia land patents i extracted this from the series cavaliers and pioneers, volumes 18. Pages 319 517, abstracted by william lindsay hopkins. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. Research in the land entry files of the general land office. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Cavaliers and pioneers vanotes library of virginia.
You can get a brief description of what each field means by hovering your mouse over it. Ip partners second office is at the center of the federal ip world in washington d. Pa state archives rg17 patent index images main interface. Includes land patent abstracts, 170405 rent roll, gloucester county tax lists 17701782, mathews county tax lists 17741791, burgesses, council, and court, county officials, etc. At the time, this was in henrico county, but the part south of the james river became chesterfield county in 1749. First paperback edition 2002 printed in the united states of america. Subsequent conveyances are filed with county clerks in deed books, will books and, occasionally, court records. Charts, maps, timelines, and other analysis of in virginia. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and surveys.
Both are part of the plss measurement system but have different uses. I also included a few which have been confused with womack waymark, wornickwornock. By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number. Pennsylvania state archives, 350 north street, harrisburg, pa 171200090 717 7832669 or 717 7833281 copies of patents and other land records may be obtained using the land records order form and price list on our website. Name indices that pro videthe patent number of all postjuly 1908 land entries are available in the national archives building through the mid 1950s when nara holdings taperoff.
A patent number may include up to eight characters and is formatted as follows. Strategically located, the pennsylvania avenue office supports clients in the greater dc region as well as providing the opportunity of inperson representation for all of our. If a book received is defective, or not the title ordered, vgs will pay return. The headright system was used in several colonies, including maryland, georgia, north. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 1 nell marion nugent genealogical publishing company, 1934 land grants 767 pages. 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. Ip partners offers 14 years experience delivering excellence in intellectual property law without the overhead of the bigger firms.
Northern neck land grants are abstracted and published in nell marion nugent, supplement, northern neck grants no. You cannot avoid land use regulation with a land patent. 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. The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online. The 10 best patent attorneys in alexandria, va with free. Patent handled by the bureau of land management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these patents harken back to the public land survey system.
More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book. Secondly, in the description, the listing of the additional volumes without publication dates is misleading, as well. Land office patents and grants chronological display northern neck grants and surveys chronological display. Abstracts of virginia land patents with added notes by the original author prepared by w. This book contains only the original volume of information which only has patents to 1666, not 1800, as is in the title. The chain of title starts with the patent issued by the secretary and bound into books at his office. These abstracts of the records of the colonial land office cover the years from. Authorizations for obtaining land under the virginia and old kentucky patent. Unfortunately, a land patent will not anoint the property owner with the sovereignty of a king, nor establish the patch of land as a private fiefdom. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. Pay maintenance fees and learn more about filing fees and other payments. A land patent is useful to help define the extent of real property ownership. Pages 1629, abstracted by william lindsay hopkins, appeared in vol.
The first 162 pages of patent book 15, abstracted by richard slatten, appeared in vol. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, volume iv. No land office surveys are extant prior to 1779 although some county court. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. Many independent cities in virginia also kept their own. Williams patent date was 5 oct 1672 va patent book 6, p. Land patent books are the original book copies of letters patent. These are the virginia land patents which mention the womack name. Note that for some patents, i included the old style year. John baugh, in 1638, received a headright grant of 250 acres of land along the appomattox river in bermuda hundred for transporting five persons into the colony at his expense. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, supplement. To order a pubic domain land entry case file from the national archives requires the information found on the patent land act, state, land district county, date of the act and patent or warrant number. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.
Patent numbers consist of six, seven or eight digits. The original letters patent would be with the recipients. Deeds and will books, 16771774 a collection in the library of virginia collection numbers. There was no provision to keep records of death prior to 1853. Virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Usa 1,060,369 virginia 39,099 virginia land records 966 statewide land records. Acrevalue analyzes terabytes of data about soils, climate, crop rotations, taxes, interest rates, and corn prices to calculate the estimated value of an individual field. Currently available in california, illinois, indiana, iowa, michigan, minnesota, nebraska, ohio, and wisconsin.
Hit enter to expand a main menu option health, benefits, etc. A person was given a patent for a certain number of acres usually 50 per person for himself, his. Each patent, whether issued by the united states patent and trademark office or another countrys patent office, has a unique number that distinguishes it from any other patent. Enter the patent number excluding commas and spaces and omit leading zeroes. The patent indexes are actually composed of three separate series, which are as follows. The headright system began in jamestown, virginia in 1618 as an attempt to solve labor shortages due to the advent of the tobacco economy, which required large plots of land with many workers.
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