Hi Genie and Elissa: Thanks so much for your prompt reply - very helpful and educational too :)) Thanks again. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genie" <genielists@yahoo.com> To: <PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [PAERIE] Fw: Deed searches > In-lots were small town lots (maybe a 1/2 acre or > less); out-lots were larger and outside of town > (3-4 acres or more). At least one source > describes town lots (lots in town, of course) as > consisting of 72 square poles (6 by 12 poles). I > leave that conversion to you <smile>. > > A land patent is proof of ownership of land, a > "perfect title" to land, better than a deed > (color of title). > > --- John Bellman <jbellmail@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I looked at the LDS catalog and found a > > listing of films of PA Bureau of > > Land Records for the Erie area circa 1796-1864. > > Does anyone know the meaning > > of the following terms? > > > > Patents > > Town lots vs. In-lots vs. Out-lots ???? > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > John Bellman > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <espowell@juno.com> > > To: <PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [PAERIE] Fw: Deed searches > > > > > > > There are three ways to gain access to > > information in the Erie County > > > deeds: > > > 1. Go to the Recorder of Deeds office in the > > Courthouse on 6th Street in > > > Erie and look them up yourself. > > > 2. Hire someone to go for you. > > > 3. Go to your local LDS Family History Center > > and order the microfilmed > > > copies of the records. They have Microfilm of > > original records in Erie > > > County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania for: > > Deed books, 1823-1886; deed > > > index, 1823-1946 > > > Best wishes on your research, > > > Elissa > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <ReesAdam@aol.com> > > > > To: <ErieCoGenie@worldnet.att.net> > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 7:51 PM > > > > Subject: Deed searches > > > > > > > > I am writing to ask if you have any > > information or advice on how to > > > go > > > > about searching deeds, in Erie County, > > Pennsylvania. I am interested > > > > what is now state game land 314 in west > > Erie County in Springfield > > > Township. > > > > I would like to search deeds or surveyors > > records and using a GPS unit, > > > map > > > > where family farms and lots were, prior to > > the ground being purchase by > > > US > > > > steel. > > > > > > > > > > Any advice or information as to how to go > > about this task would be > > > > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time, and in advance > > for your reply. > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > > > > > Adam Reese > > > > > > > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > > > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > > To leave PAERIE-L, send mail to > > PAERIE-L-request@rootsweb.com with the > > single word unsubscribe in the message subject > > and body. To leave PAERIE-D, > > do the same thing with > > PAERIE-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > Periodically, messages are received that > > various viruses are floating > > around the newslists. 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