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ACT - The County Records Act of August 14, 1963 (P.L. 839, No. 407) (16 P.S. 13001-13006) as amended. ARCHIVES - The Commission's Bureau of the Pennsylvania State Archives (State Archives). COMMISSION - The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). COMMITTEE - The County Records Committee. Purpose
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The following link connects to a 3MB PDF version of the Index to maps ( NOT scanned images of the maps themselves) in the Land Office Map Collection series. The listings are arranged alphabetcially by county, then alphabetically by township, and finally chronologically by date of the map:
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In 2003 the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society presented the Henry J. Young award to Dr. Hively for his tremendous work pertaining to the original land warrantees for properties in York County. *Please contact the York County History Center Book Store at 717-848-1587 to check the availability of maps and books.
Original Purchases Register - Register of Original Purchasers of rights to land in Pennsylvania who bought land directly from William Penn. Patent Indexes - Index to land records by name of patentee, 1684-1957. Philadelphia Old Rights (Index) - Index to warrants, surveys and returns filed for lands in Philadelphia County, generally prior to 1733.
- Before William Penn
- 1682 to 1776 - Proprietorship of William Penn and His Heirs
- 1776 to 1990 - The Commonwealth
- First Title to Land
- Land Office Records
- Indexes of Colonial and State Records
- County Records
- Land Ownership Maps
In the period before the grant to William Penn, Sweden, The Netherlands, and England established settlements along the Delaware River in what is now Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the state of Delaware (called the three lower counties). Land and other records for this area may be in the archives of these countries (Sweden, The Netherlands, and E...
In 1681, William Penn received a charter from King Charles II declaring him absolute owner of the land that is now Pennsylvania. As such, he had the authority to dispose of the land with little restriction. He recognized the claims to the land held by the Native Americans and maintained a policy of purchasing land from them before selling land for ...
With the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania became owner of all unsold land in the state. It was unprepared for this, so it continued the proprietary land distribution practices for many years afterwards. To the state came the responsibility for solving boundary issues with other states (see Pennsylvania Historical Geography), purchasi...
The proprietors and the Commonwealth in most cases provided individuals first, or original, title to land in Pennsylvania through a five-step process: APPLICATION: Under William Penn, oral requests to purchase a specific number of acres at a particular location were made. Under his heirs, applications were written requests and often gave the reason...
The state land office was established in 1682 by William Penn. Original deeds and patents were recorded by this office. The state land office is now called the Bureau of Land Records. Extensive files of the bureau's records have been transferred to the State Archives. Many records have been scanned and are now searchable on the Pennsylvania Histori...
If one of your ancestors could have received a warrant to have land surveyed between 1682 and 1898, but you don't know in what county, see Pennsylvania Archives, 3d series. Volumes 1-4 and 24-26 include land records. The surname indexes are in volumes 27-30 FS Library films 824436-38. For additional assistance in identifying the county, search Alle...
After the title to a piece of land was obtained from the land office, most subsequent transactions, including sheriff sales and mortgages, were recorded by the recorder of deeds in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of these records by contacting the recorder of deeds. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms of county land records, such ...
Ancestor Tracksis a web site "dedicated to publishing maps and land ownership information allowing genealogy researchers to more precisely pinpoint the locations where our ancestors lived." They have posted free, downloadable 19th-century landowner maps for approximately 85% of the land mass of Pennsylvania which are exceedingly helpful when used i...
The Pennsylvania State Archives collects, preserves and makes available for study the permanently-valuable public records of the Commonwealth, with particular attention given to the records of state government. The State Archives also collects papers of private citizens and organizations relevant to Pennsylvania history.. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.
The Beaver County (Pa.) Records consist exclusively of photocopies and originals of contemporary hand-written duplicate tax records for six Beaver County townships, Borough, Brighton, New Sewickley, Ohio, Second Moon, and Sewickley Townships, from 1802 to 1848. Since these tax records are not comprehensive, researchers should examine the ...
