Thank you for this. I am sure there are other names I am going to need too. Pat Morano ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Campbell" <miabethc@gmail.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] early land warrants > I would recommend the recently published book called "The Warrant Maps of > Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Including an Every-name Index" by Geri > Gilbert printed in 2005 by Mastof Press containing 100 pages. I purchased > my copy at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society for $32. The book > measures 11" X 17" and has a soft cover. It contains reduced images of > the land warrant maps for each township in Lancaster County. I would > suggest using it in conjunction with a reprint of "Bridgens' 1864 Atlas > of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania" and a current ADC or DeLorm map of the > county if you want to confirm the current location. > The land warrants are referred to in the Lancaster County Deed Books > found at the courthouse, but I believe you need to write to the > Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg in order to get copies of the > warrants, surveys, and patents. This is where the new Warrant Maps book > is so helpful. It gives the record numbers which are needed to request > the copies. The text is very small in the book, so you may need a > magnifying glass. The index of the Warrant book lists four entries for > Martin Kindig, with his name appearing on the township warrant maps for > Pequea, Providence, Strasburg, and West Lampeter. Some things to keep in > mind are that one property may show up on more than one township map if > it was located near the boundary. Another is that the township maps are > for current day townships. Back when the warrants were applied for, the > township may have had a different name. > > Maria > > ______________________________