Good thing they are indexed. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "GT" <g2door@mindspring.com> To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] County data > Donal, the books, wills, deeds and others are quite large and very heavy, > 3 > to abt 4 inches thick. > Gerald Tudor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donal O'Kelly" <ocollaugh@comcast.net> > To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:32 PM > Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] County data > > >> Thank you Pat. Those books must be rather large. And true as we don't >> know >> how many came and how many stayed. >> And Lancaster is where they lived. >> Don >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kith-n-Kin" <Kith-n-Kin@cox.net> >> To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] County data >> >> >>> Don >>> >>> The county courthouse has some very nice registers of land records. >>> There >>> is >>> a "Grantee" book and a "Grantor" book, which means that the "Grantor" >>> sold >>> land to the "Grantee" and the names will appear in both books. This is >>> also >>> great for land being sold off or traded about after a death. The books >>> are >>> alphabetical. So, you could look up "Pruitt" in the Grantee book and >>> find >>> land anyone of them bought, then go to the Grantor book and see to whom >>> they >>> sold it. >>> >>> I don't know if anyone has transcribed these, but a trip to Lancaster >>> would >>> be well worth your time. While there, you can view original marriage >>> bonds, >>> some of the original land records for the above mentioned registers, and >>> much more. >>> >>> I always take a camera, lights, and an extension cord, along with the >>> rest >>> of my "kit" as some of these are in the basement and it is quite a haul >>> up >>> to get them copied. >>> >>> Pat (in Tucson) >>> >>> PS: Just because they were in Gainesville by 1900, doesn't mean they >>> didn't >>> still hold land in Garrard! <G> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>> On Behalf Of Donal O'Kelly >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:34 AM >>> To: kygarrar@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] County data >>> >>> For Garrard County I am interested in land (or supporting) records for >>> the >>> county between 1800 and 1900. >>> >>> My ancesters from that area (trades unknown) were surnamed Pruitt. >>> >>> What in your learned opinions are the best sources for this type of >>> information? >>> >>> Don Kelly, Pruitt (Mom's line) >>> >>> PS: By 1900 they were in Gainesville, TX >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.14/845 - Release Date: >>> 6/12/2007 >>> 6:39 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.14/845 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 > 6:39 AM > >