I have two Wilges/Wilgus James & Samuel in Concord Twp. Ross County who I believe to be father and son. I have proved my line back to Samuel who was born in 1781 in PA./MA. And always thought that James was his father. but how to prove it ? on the 1830 census there was elderly man enumerated with Samuel and they were always enumerated next to each other and Samuel Wilges/ Wilgus and a James Wilges buried in Day cemetery where Samuel and his family is buried. When Samuel died in 1857 two lots show up as his property #1975-arces 73 and # 5495-35acres that I belive was James Wilges at one time and he gave to Samuel on a Quit Deed or another way and if so what would that show me? could the 35 acres be for service in the Revolution? Sorry this is so long and may not be in chronically. Appreciate the help, some things are hard to come by down here in Oklahoma. I have some cousins in Ohio over in Auglaize County or does some one need to be experence to ro some searching Frank Conner

Frank, Most quitclaim deeds involve inheritances; so therefore an Estate Record should also give you this information. Have you tried to locate a Probate record for James to see if Samuel is listed in his Will? General Indexes to Probate Records for Ross county are located through the LDS: Court and probate records, 1816-1919; general index, 1801-1887 Film #912880 As for Land Records, Virginia selected reserves for its bounty lands in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio before ceding its claims to the federal government. The great bulk of early bounty land at the time of the Revolution was in Virginia, as it existed in colonial times. Since Virginia provided the great bulk of fighting men in the Revolution, the first bounty lands were to be located between the Mississippi, Ohio and Green Rivers in what is now Kentucky. However, this area did not provide enough land, and the Virginia Military Tract was established, which was in what is now the state of Ohio. Continental Army soldiers from Virginia were the only group allowed to settle in the Ohio area. The Congressional Military Tract was established in 1796 in Ohio, and was set up in five-square-mile townships, rather than the usual six mile arrangement. A quarter-township (4000 acres) was the minimum that could be purchased or "redeemed". A fire destroyed thousands of bounty land warrant application for the years from 1789 to 1800. If your ancestor applied in this period for bounty land, the original documents may be lost, although some abstract information still exists on these earliest applications. When searching for bounty land in Ohio, the Index for Federal Land Entries, circa 1802-1849, published by the Ohio Historical Society is often useful, although the Symmes Purchase, the Connecticut Western Reserve and the Firelands are not included. Virginia Revolutionary War Warrants are online at the State of KY, Sec of State site http://sos.ky.gov/<http://sos.ky.gov/> includes information regarding Military Warrants issued to Virginia veterans prior to 1792 and all Kentucky patents authorized by those warrants. All Virginia bounty land was in Ohio or Kentucky. Another good source that explains the different types of Land transactions during the period you are seeking, which is many and not associated with just the Revolutionary War, is located here. http://www.myohiogenealogy.com/oh_records/land.htm<http://www.myohiogenealogy.com/oh_records/land.htm> LDS is your best place for Land Records since very few of us can get to the National Archives. The LDS records that are not just related to RW Warrants. At the LDS libraries you will find on Ross Co Land Records: Deed and lease records, 1798-1925; general index, 1797-1937 and index to deeds and leases of the city of Chillicothe; General index, T-Z, W 1797-1900 Film #340442; Deeds v.1-v.61 covers the years of May 1798 - Jan 1859 Film#340454 thru #340486 (33 rolls of film) Estrays records, 1805-1823, 1862-1918 Film #975484 Illustrated atlas of Ross County, and Chillicothe, Ohio Includes names of land owners & Includes index / by Ross County Genealogical Society. 1975. Large Book Call NO. 977.182E7g A listing of entrymen on lands east of the Scioto River in Ross Co., Ohio also a book and the Call No is 977.1 A1 no. 583 Note that RW Warrants, once granted by the federal government, subsequent transactions involving that land are recorded at the county recorder's office in deed books. So, if James transferred the land to Samuel it would be recorded on the County level. In the fall of 1994, a significant number of land office records held for many years by the Ohio Auditor of State were transferred to the OHS. The OHS charges research fees, including looking in various indexes. View their site for further details and their email address for additional information of requests and fees for those requests. http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/landentr.html<http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/landentr.html> One doesn't need experience in locating their ancestors land record, but during this time period you are just not going to find much if any information online. It involves going through many reels of film sometimes and again, the LDS is the best place for doing your Land Record research. I for one, would suggest if you have not done so yet, to locate a Will/Probate Record for James first. That takes far less time then researching land records, if for now all you want to accomplish is the connection between James & Samuel. It is a lot less costly and if you make that connection then later you may want to spend the money & resources to go through the land records. Chyrl Lawrence-Bulger Ross County Coordinator OHGenWeb. ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank and Linda Conner<mailto:connclan2@juno.com> To: OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:04 PM Subject: [OHRoss] Land Records, Maybe? I have two Wilges/Wilgus James & Samuel in Concord Twp. Ross County who I believe to be father and son. I have proved my line back to Samuel who was born in 1781 in PA./MA. And always thought that James was his father. but how to prove it ? on the 1830 census there was elderly man enumerated with Samuel and they were always enumerated next to each other and Samuel Wilges/ Wilgus and a James Wilges buried in Day cemetery where Samuel and his family is buried. When Samuel died in 1857 two lots show up as his property #1975-arces 73 and # 5495-35acres that I belive was James Wilges at one time and he gave to Samuel on a Quit Deed or another way and if so what would that show me? could the 35 acres be for service in the Revolution? Sorry this is so long and may not be in chronically. Appreciate the help, some things are hard to come by down here in Oklahoma. I have some cousins in Ohio over in Auglaize County or does some one need to be experence to ro some searching Frank Conner ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>