Alice, Bureau of Land Management web site shows the following land records for MCCLELLAND. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Enter your zip code and press [ENTER] Select [Ohio Land Patents] Enter your surname in the "Patentee Last Name:" box and select [Genealogical Search Results] You can down load the actual scaned document from this site. It down loads as a .tif file so you will need a tif viewer. There were 20 matches to your request. This is page 1 of 1. MCCLELLAND, ALEXANDER 07/26/1826 1028 OH0540__.038 MCCLELLAND, ALEXANDER 07/26/1826 1029 OH0540__.039 MCCLELLAND, ALEXANDER 04/22/1825 611 OH0530__.100 MCCLELLAND, ALEXANDER 08/01/1839 8854 OH1250__.320 MCCLELLAND, ANDREW 03/04/1831 1616 OH0550__.137 MCCLELLAND, DAVID 08/10/1837 16023 OH1030__.422 MCCLELLAND, JOHN 03/15/1836 12320 OH0960__.229 MCCLELLAND, JOHN 08/10/1837 16024 OH1030__.423 MCCLELLAND, JOHN 12/21/1835 8726 OH0890__.073 MCCLELLAND, JOSEPH 04/21/1835 8938 OH0890__.284 MCCLELLAND, JOSEPH 04/04/1822 928 OH0730__.407 MCCLELLAND, ROBERT 04/18/1837 14306 OH1000__.339 MCCLELLAND, ROBERT 04/18/1837 14307 OH1000__.340 MCCLELLAND, ROBERT 04/18/1837 14308 OH1000__.341 MCCLELLAND, SAMUEL 11/14/1833 5485 OH0820__.370 MCCLELLAND, SAMUEL 11/14/1833 5486 OH0820__.371 MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM 11/01/1846 13606 OH1350__.049 MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM 03/06/1829 1435 OH0540__.445 MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM 04/07/1829 1462 OH0540__.472 MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM 04/10/1849 15620 OH1390__.094 Mike Creps - San Jose, CA Alice Harris wrote: > I am new on the list and actually descend from Kiblers and McClellands who > lived in Hancock Co. My problem right now is centered around the McClellands. > > I am trying to find the land records for the first property my MCCLELLAND > ancestors bought in Hancock Co. I have a copy of of pages of EARLY LAND RCORDS > OF HANCOCK CO, OHIO compiled by the Hancock Co Chapter, OGS and also > BROWN'S HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY. > > The OGS compilation says David and John entered land 7 May 1836 and Robert, the > father entered land 4 Nov 1835 and that they came from Beaver, PA. (pp 28) > > The History of Hancock lists all his children but Fergus as being in Hancock, "they left > Beaver Co, PA with Thomas, Geo. W. & Nancy and settled in spring of 1837 in prev. > registered Section 27 following after sons, David, John, Alexander and James who had > come in spring of 1836." (p 412) > > However, when I visited Hancock Co 2 yrs ago and went to the court house the only > land records I remember seeing on my MCCLELLANDS ( and copying) were records > in 1849 and later. I also checked the Indexes at the LDS FHL and the only ones I saw > there were also 1849 and later. > > I have one other question in regard to the land records I did find. In one of the land > records I copied, there is land transfered to James from Alexander on 15 August 1860, > pp 421 in the land records book, I forgot to write the Vol #. It turns out the Grantors are > actually Alexander and his wife, Minerva, referred to here as Manervy. The grantee gives > her $1.00 ... to release forever her right of Dower. I am thinking that maybe this land > was given her by her family but it is also in Section 27 where McClellands entered land in > 1836. Is there anyway I can check the ownership of that property, with the land > description and see who the last couple of owners were? None of the other land records > gave the wives Dower rights, all were taken to another room and asked about the sale of > the property but that was all. > > I am sorry this ended up quite long but I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. > > Thanks, > Alice Harris > akh@molalla.net