Hello, there.
I have just recently subscribed to this list and did so without any real
idea of what I was doing.
It just seemed like a neat place to check out!
My problem is what to do now that I have found you-all.
How does one go about using DEED MAPPER?
How does one go about using the resources mentioned in these particular
emails?
Could I use DEED MAPPER or some sort of software (if so, what and how does
one obtain it) to help me research my ancestors' land holdings in Henrico
County,Virginia in the early 17th century?
I already know quite a bit about what they were given by the Virginia
Company when they arrived in 1618, but what I would like to find out is
where those boundaries would lie TODAY?
Who has owned that land over the centuries, etc.?
Can anyone advise me, please?
Thanks so much if you can.
Deane Ferguson Mills
York County, VA
> Dale and Bob,
> Thanks for responding. I am considering the software with the
> thought that it would help me crack my genealogy bottleneck. Sounds
> like it worked for you.
>
> Doug Short
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bass" <robert.bassiii(a)gte.net>
> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [DMU] Topozone Maps
>
>
> > For me DM provided the proof needed to prove a connection
> > between a father and his children. I had to take all the
> > deeds and grants to the father (1700's) and plot them. I
> > was then able to plot land sold by his descendants.
> > Combining this information with his will proved the
> > connection. The prob I was addressing was too many people
> > in the same area with the same first name.
> >
> > The learning curve is not bad, except the syntax for
> > entering data is not very forgiving. Would I gather all the
> > deeds for a person (YES) and plot them (NO), unless I had a
> > special reason. At one time I thought about including plots
> > of most deeds in my decadency narrative, I plan to give to
> > kin-folk. I decided against it as I felt it would add
> > nothing except in the case mentioned above. I will include
> > those plots.
> >
> > Bob BASS
> > Monroe NC
>
>
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