Hi Kathy, Official records are those that relate to securing land from the colony (and later the commonwealth) of PA. It's a five-fold process: application, warrant, survey, application for a patent, issuance of a patent. Unofficial records related to buying and selling the land via deed or other paper of transfer. Neal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy T" <elsapo89@hotmail.com> To: <PA-YORK-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [PAYorkGEN] John Miller of York Co.PA > Hello Dr. Hivley: > > Would you be so kind as to explain the unofficial process of owning land in > the area at that time period? > > Kathy Turner Thompson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neal O. Hively" <hively@innernet.net> > To: <PA-YORK-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:33 PM > Subject: Re: [PAYorkGEN] John Miller of York Co.PA > > > > Hi Kaye, > > The York County Heritage Trust (and I) have copies of ALL the maps. > > George McCann is something of a mystery. I know he's there somewhere but > my > > "official" PA records don't show him involved in the five-fold acquisition > > process. Some of the York County deeds may give a more complete picture, > but > > to be clear - I do not show EVERY owner through the colonial period, only > > those involved in the official process. > > Neal > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <CEHAUGHEE@aol.com> > > To: <PA-YORK-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:45 PM > > Subject: Re: [PAYorkGEN] John Miller of York Co.PA > > > > > > > Hello Dr. Hivley: On the maps that you have, are they the same maps > > showing > > > the shape of the land with the names of the people on them? I have one > on > > > John Griffith for Hopp Land that I got at the society. I have a slice > of > > land > > > for George McCann that borders Abraham Householder and John Walker and > > then > > > other George McCann land. I have the survey of the sliver of land for > > George > > > McCann dated in 1811. I would love to get the map showing the other > > George McCann > > > land. Would you have that? These are all in Hopewell Township. I find > > that > > > that this George McCann is married to Martha Griffith daughter of John > > > Griffith and Martha Smith who is daughter of John Smith. John Smith's > > land borders > > > Hopp Yard. I still have not figured where George McCann's land is. I > want > > to > > > order the book on Hopewell I think but want to know about the maps > first. > > > Thanks for your time. Kaye > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > > > This is the official list of the York County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB > > Project at: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~payork/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >