If you are searching for background data on yourr early OH ancestor, you might want to obtain a booklet titled: "Ohio Lands, a Short History" published by the Ohio Auditor of State, 1994. This was a FREE distribution & you need to contact OH State Auditor office. It explains (with maps) exactly what areas of OH were divided in VA Military lands, Symmes Purchase, etc. Sometimes a river divided the settlement lands & if your ancestor went to the E side, they probably came from "X", while a W side settler probably came from "Y". These divisions went right thru what are now counties & even townships in OH. Critical research tool ! Susan