This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross/Miller/Ritenour/Merchant/Harris/Wikel/Barker/Brandenburg Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1540 Message Board Post: Hello Listers, Could anyone tell me what the chances are of an 1837 Randolph County, Indiana land deed, giving information as to what state and county the purchaser was from ? Michael Ross Matherly
Michael, There are land transaction books (the name of the books escapes me) at the courthouse in Winchester that tell who sold to who but they don't say from where the individuals came. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: michael@michaelmatherly.com To: INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:26 AM Subject: [INRANDOL] Randolph County Land Deeds This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross/Miller/Ritenour/Merchant/Harris/Wikel/Barker/Brandenburg Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1540 Message Board Post: Hello Listers, Could anyone tell me what the chances are of an 1837 Randolph County, Indiana land deed, giving information as to what state and county the purchaser was from ? Michael Ross Matherly ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? --Sachel Paige Contributed By: Billy J. Baker ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237
Very frequently I have found deeds which stated where a person came from. In fact, often times I look at the deeds for my ancestor specifically in hopes of finding out where they came from. Often times a deed will say something like "John Doe of Somewhere Co., IN" Rex Bertram PO Box 651 Redkey, IN 47373 Jay County Indiana Webpage co-ordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~injay/ Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, or Michigan research help http://home.insightbb.com/~rexwb/index.htm I do Free Genealogy Look-ups from many sources. Check out my web page. http://www.angelfire.com/in4/genealogyhelp/lookup.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley" <unicorn1945@sbcglobal.net> To: <INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Randolph County Land Deeds > Michael, > > There are land transaction books (the name of the books escapes me) at the courthouse in Winchester that tell who sold to who but they don't say from where the individuals came. > > Shirley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: michael@michaelmatherly.com > To: INRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:26 AM > Subject: [INRANDOL] Randolph County Land Deeds > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Ross/Miller/Ritenour/Merchant/Harris/Wikel/Barker/Brandenburg > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bk.2ADE/1540 > > Message Board Post: > > Hello Listers, > > Could anyone tell me what the chances are of an 1837 Randolph County, Indiana land deed, giving information as to what state and county the purchaser was from ? > > Michael Ross Matherly > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were? --Sachel Paige > Contributed By: Billy J. Baker > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== INRANDOL Mailing List ==== > Would anyone like to submit a phrase or thought for the day for the tagline, send an Email to Gina Richardson richardson69@comcast.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >