For the novice as to land records, who can define the warrantee and the patentee? Bruce Fosnocht ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Wevodau" <wevo@verizon.net> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:00 AM Subject: [PALANCAS] RE: [PaOldC] Warrant Registers With Green Covers, 1733-1957 >I would agree that I have never seen such a fine genealogical resource so > well hidden. > > In fact, on the same link page, one can find scanned images of the patent > indices--a valuable resource if you know the patentee but not the > warrantee. > > Archivist Jonathan Stayer recently informed me that digital copies of both > original warrants and original surveys should follow over a two-to-five > year > period. > > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > This is your list use and enjoy for genealogy.

Dear Bruce, The Warrantee is the first person to apply for the land. He may also be the person who winds up as the patentee. However, the warrantee may sell the land in the meantime & the person who then gets it is the patentee. Ellen (ETHS-VP)

See http://www.innernet.net/hively/PALand/About%20PA%20Land%20Records.htm This lists the 5 steps to acquire land: Application to warrant, Warrant, Survey, Application to patent, and Patent. The warrant was the order to survey the land. The patent was the title to the land. The state was the warrantor and the patentor; the person applying for the warrant was the warantee; and the person applying for the patent was the patentee. The warrants were transferrable; and were often passed down from generation to generation; and, it is my understanding, could be sold. Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Fosnocht" <bfosnocht@charter.net> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] RE: [PaOldC] Warrant Registers With Green Covers, 1733-1957 > For the novice as to land records, who can define the warrantee and the > patentee? > > Bruce Fosnocht > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Wevodau" <wevo@verizon.net> > To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 12:00 AM > Subject: [PALANCAS] RE: [PaOldC] Warrant Registers With Green Covers, > 1733-1957 > > >>I would agree that I have never seen such a fine genealogical resource so >> well hidden. >> >> In fact, on the same link page, one can find scanned images of the patent >> indices--a valuable resource if you know the patentee but not the >> warrantee. >> >> Archivist Jonathan Stayer recently informed me that digital copies of >> both >> original warrants and original surveys should follow over a two-to-five >> year >> period. >> >> >> >> >> ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== >> This is your list use and enjoy for genealogy. > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > List Owner can be reached for help with the list at > PALANCAS-Admin@rootsweb.com