Reviewing several York county deeds from the early 1800's, I've noted references to applications for land made at the "Land Office" in Philadelphia in the 1760's. Can anyone provide some background on these applications, and how one might go about researching them? The deeds reference an application number and date. Many thanks, Nathan

Nathan, did you get these deeds at the York co. courthouse? My dad's cousin said the courthouse had burned some years ago when she was trying to get a birth certificate for her mother's Passport to go to Scotland. Contact the Historical Society in Philadelphia as that is where most of the research is done. Gail Swain in NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan K Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: [PAYorkGEN] Philadelphia Land Office > Reviewing several York county deeds from the early 1800's, I've noted > references to applications for land made at the "Land Office" in > Philadelphia in the 1760's. Can anyone provide some background on these > applications, and how one might go about researching them? The deeds > reference an application number and date. > > Many thanks, > > Nathan > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

I would be interested in this also. Would one search the Philadelphia records for land purchased in York County in this case? I know people in the midwest had to travel to the land offices to register their claims for land. Was it the same way in Pennsylvania in the early days and they had to go to Philadelphia? Thanks, Jan Lund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan K Carpenter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 9:01 AM Subject: [PAYorkGEN] Philadelphia Land Office > Reviewing several York county deeds from the early 1800's, I've noted > references to applications for land made at the "Land Office" in > Philadelphia in the 1760's. Can anyone provide some background on these > applications, and how one might go about researching them? The deeds > reference an application number and date. > > Many thanks, > > Nathan > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

I believe the Archives in York Co. as well as the Genealogical Soc library could also help - but you could contact the Historical Society in Philadelphia also. York co. Archives will do some research by e-mail. They have a webpage. Gail Swain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Katherine Lund" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 1:50 AM Subject: Re: [PAYorkGEN] Philadelphia Land Office > I would be interested in this also. Would one search the Philadelphia > records for land purchased in York County in this case? > > I know people in the midwest had to travel to the land offices to register > their claims for land. Was it the same way in Pennsylvania in the early > days and they had to go to Philadelphia? > > Thanks, Jan Lund > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nathan K Carpenter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 9:01 AM > Subject: [PAYorkGEN] Philadelphia Land Office > > > > Reviewing several York county deeds from the early 1800's, I've noted > > references to applications for land made at the "Land Office" in > > Philadelphia in the 1760's. Can anyone provide some background on these > > applications, and how one might go about researching them? The deeds > > reference an application number and date. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Nathan > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > > > ============================== > > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > > If you know how to reduce these risks. > > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > This is the official list of the York County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~payork/ > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >