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2. Preparing For Research
Which County?
Determine which county you are doing research in.
Watch out for “Parent” Counties – Counties which are
formed from other counties.
Some no longer exist.
– check adjacent counties
– try state archive
– Redbook
3. Record Repositories
Most Records can be found in county offices.
Some in Town Halls, Probate Districts, etc.
Check local Archives & Libraries.
Some Courthouses are too small to keep all records so they send
them to the local archives or genealogical societies.
Check Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources.
County websites or usgenweb.com.
4. Preparing For Research Visit
Phone number, hours, address, directions.
Copies? Cost?
Items to bring
– Notepads
– Pencils
– Pens (if allowed)
– Magnifying glass
– Digital camera…ask permission
– Portable scanner
– Flash drive
5. Can’t Visit On Site?
Contact office
Redbook or Google.
Rules for research?
Cost?
When writing for information – send
S.A.S.E.
Family History Library – 4411 Windfall Rd.
www.familysearch.org
Check for microfilm on these records
Order online
6. LAND RECORDS
Land transactions between individual parties under the
jurisdiction of a local government unit, most often a county.
Grantor – Seller
Grantee – Buyer
Real Property - Land & buildings on land
7. State-Land States
• First title for the land came from Colony or State
• Kept at State level, usually in State Archives.
– Connecticut – New York
– Delaware – North Carolina
– Georgia – Pennsylvania
– Hawaii – Rhode Island
– Kentucky – South Carolina
– Maine – Tennessee
– Maryland – Texas
– Massachusetts – Vermont
– New Hampshire – Virginia
– New Jersey – West Virginia.
8. Federal-Land/Public-Land Patent States
First land transfer came from Federal Government to individual.
• 30 States (see handout A).
Information – Handout B
• Name of patentee.
• Issue date.
• Land office issuing patent – not always the place
where land is.
• Acres of land.
• Legal description – state, county, township, range,
etc.
• Whether it was cancelled.
9. Website: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
GLO – General Land Office
BLM – Bureau of Land Management
Provides access to Federal land conveyance records for
the Public Land States.
Includes image access to more than five million Federal
land title records issued between 1820 and the present.
Images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back
to 1810.
Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection,
this site does not currently contain every Federal title
record issued for the Public Land States.
10. Local Land Records
The deed is the most commonly used land record in genealogical research.
Other types of local land and property records:
Warranty deed Mortgage
Quitclaim deed Lease
Deed of trust Bill of sale
Deed of gift Plat and plat book
Lease and release Land ownership maps
Dower release Acknowledgements
Handout E explains these in detail.
Each may give you different, yet important information.
11. Searching County Offices
• Research the County.
• Redbook/Google
• Check out county’s website.
• www.usgenweb.org
• Medina County records are found in the
Recorder’s Office in the Administration
Building. See information sheet C.
• Local Libraries & Archives
• Medina Library – Informational Brochure
12. Types of Record Books
Deed Books – property sales (grantor-grantee)
Survey Books & Warrants – State or federal land
Plat Books & Maps – legal description of land
Powers of Attorney books - a legal instrument
authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent.
Mortgage Books – real & personal property
13. There should be an index for these records. Handout D
– ask clerk if it is not obvious.
– If no index…check through the time period.
Always make sure you pull all the connected records, match up
all the grantor & grantee records & sales.
Look for all mention of surname in index.
– even if it isn’t yours, it may be connected some way.
Look for different spellings.
Remember these are copies of the original…there may be errors.
14. Evaluate The Record
What type of deed is it?
– Refer back to handout E.
– Each type provides different information
How long after the deed was made was it recorded?
– Many recorded day it was written.
– Some are not recorded for days, months or even
years – relatives did not feel the need to record the
deed until it was sold out of the family..or they did not
want to pay the fee to record it.
Name of Grantor & Grantee.
– possibly residence & occupation.
15. Evaluate
How was the property acquired?
– From Government?
– Developer
– Relative
– History of the property.
– What was exchanged for the property.
– Payment – especially “for love and affection” may be
mean a relation.
Dower Release?
– Until 20th century most dower laws gave the married
woman rights to her husband’s property.
– When it came time to sell the woman was examined
separately to see if she was willing to give up this right.
16. Evaluate
Who else is named?
– Officials – Court Recorder, Judge
– If not officials, could be kin…look for records on them too.
– Neighbors
– Relatives.
– Be careful with Jr. & Sr…sometimes didn’t mean father &
son…sometimes a way to distinguish between the older
and younger person with the same name (elder, younger
& 1st and 2nd).
17. Evaluate
Can you locate the property on a map?
– Office should have plat maps for the area.
– Shows the acreage.
– Once located – locate nearby churches, cemeteries
& towns - these might be other places to research.
– Look at the neighbors – could be relatives.
18. Genealogical Information
–Kinship ties - especially if a group of heirs jointly sells
some inherited land.
–Possible in-laws.
–Wife’s name.
–If wife isn’t mention in earlier records, then shows up
in later record, you have a time period to search for a
marriage license.
•Place person in a specific time & place, which will
also help in finding other types of records.
•Will help distinguish between two people with the
same name, by comparing land records for that area.
19. Make Copies
Copier
Camera
Hand held scanner
Abstract
– An outline of the pertinent information
Transcription
– A complete copy of the deed.
21. PROBATE RECORDS
Lawful process that gives a deceased person’s
property to another person or persons.
• Will
Bequeaths real estate & buildings attached to it.
• Testament
Bequeaths personal property.
22. Courts
• Name of court varies from state to state.
• Research your area.
• Medina is Probate Court – located at the County
Court House.
• Others may be – to name a few.
Superior Court
District Court
Orphan’s Court
Surrogate’s Court
Register of Wills
Circuit Court
23. Other Repositories
Archives
Historical and/or Genealogical
Societies
Libraries
– Medina’s library has records on
microfilm - Brochure
24. Onsite Research
– Ask what type of records are kept in this office.
– Some records are kept separate from the estate records – make
sure you are seeing them all.
– Any Fires? Breaks in the years the records were kept?
– Remember some courts are more restrictive with their files than
others. Ask them their procedures.
– If you are unable to do the onsite search – handle it just like you
would with the land records.
25. Two Main Classes of Probate Records
Testate
– A person dies leaving a will.
– Person making will is Testator.
Intestate
– A person dies without making a will.
– States have a process that settles estates and
distributes property among the heirs.
26. What’s In A Probate File?
•Wills
• May be a gold mine of genealogical information or vague.
For example : name of wife or just say “my beloved wife”.
• Approximate ages of children by how property is distributed,
or if a guardian is appointed.
• How property already passed to heir may mean he/she is
out of house and of age.
•Executors are usually the widow & eldest son.
•Witnesses may be relatives or friends.
27. Probate File
Petitions
for probate or applications for letters of
administration.
• Document initiating a probate case.
• Usually decedent’s (person who died) date & place of
death.
• May also include name and place of residence of
surviving spouse.
• And maybe next of kin.
28. Probate Files
Letters testamentary or letters of administration.
– Document that directs the executor to proceed with the
settlement of an estate.
– Usually does not contain any genealogical info.
– This indicates an approximate date of death.
Executor’s or administrator’s bonds
– Bond posted by an executor or administrator.
– No genealogical information.
– Person who signed for the bond may be a relative.
29. Probate Files
Will Contests and Proofs of heirship
– A contested will or question of proof of heirship.
– Very valuable genealogical information.
– If contested, all heirs are made parties.
– Listed by name & degree of relationship.
Appointments of guardians
– Names decedent’s minor children & guardian.
– May be child’s surviving parent or another close relative.
– Early American history – if guardian appointed usually
indicated child was under 14.
– If allowed a guardian of his/her choosing - 14 or older.
30. Probate Files
Inventories
– Intestate.
– May be the only document copied into will book.
– Approximate date of death – at time copied.
– Property may give clues to occupation or economic status.
Sale Bills
– List of decedent’s property sold at public auction.
– Buyers & purchase prices.
– Often includes family members & relatives as purchasers.
– Relationship not normally stated.
31. Probate Files
Assignment of Dower
– Widow’s dower is her claim to a portion of her deceased
husband’s estate.
– Covers her lifetime.
– Her children’s support.
– Gives her name, which may not be given in will.
Accounts and final settlements
– Record of debts.
– Disbursements.
– Assets remaining for distribution.
– If it takes time there may be several pages.
– Disbursements to widows and children may have good
information.
32. Probate Files
Decrees of Distribution
– Division of estate.
– Especially most recent, lists names, addresses, and
degrees of relationship for all the heirs.
Receipts
– Written acknowledgements of the receipt portion of
the estate.
– Authentic signatures of an ancestor & family
members.
– May state place of residence.
33. How To Evaluate The Information
Accurate?
– Should be, information given at time of event by people
who should know the facts.
– If it was transcribed into a record book there is room for
error.
– Most of the information is primary.
Relationships
– Sometimes people are mentioned without relationship –
illegitimate children.
– Brother – may be half, in-law, step.
– Cousin can refer to many degrees of relationships.
– In probates without a will, the relationship of the heirs is
usually given.
– Cannot be sure all heirs are named.
34. Evaluate
Remember may not be complete family picture.
– May have left out some children.
– Deceased.
– Already collected inheritance.
– Fallen from favor.
– Adoption may not be noted.
– Illegitimate children are most likely left out.
– Children may not be mentioned in order of their birth.
– Sons are often listed before daughters.
– Wife mentioned in will may not be mother of children
named in will.