Jennifer,
The land patent idea, which Debbie suggested, sounds like a good idea.
Also, if he bought the land at regular sale, rather than having a
patent, the deed books are available on film. I read them in the library at
Salt Lake City or order them from there through my local family history
center. I'm sure they are also available at the genealogy library in
Indianapolis or at the library in Fort Wayne. Or check with your state
library, if it is near you. The deed books are indexed by years. The
individual deed books are mostly indexed by name. Since you have the
document number, though, finding that deed won't be a problem.
Reading the wording in the old documents can be kind of fun. And you
often find some family information that you did not expect to find.
Jean
[Original Message]
From: Jennifer Maillet <kkj_rms(a)hotmail.com>
To: <INHANCOC-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 2/29/2004 2:11:21 AM
Subject: [INHANCOC] Land sale question
I was wondering how I could find out when a person sold a plot of land,
and
who he sold it to.
My ggggg grandfather bought 80 acres of land on 9 SEP 1835, doc. 17488.
Description as follows. N1/2 NW, Sec. 23, T 15-N, R 9E
When he died in 1842, there is no mention made of the land in his will.
I'm
curious if he sold it to one of his sons or sons-in-law.
Thank you,
Jennifer
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