Hi Folks,      Warrent maps constitute the first purchasers of land in Pa., those that bought land from the Penns.  Subsequent purchases of this laned would show up in the deed books.  Warrent maps are very large, about 3and a half feet by 3 and a half feet, two large to scan and put on a web page.  We have the warrent map for Conestoga Twp. on our web page but we only have it because someone made a sketch of the warrent map on a piece of 8.5 by 11 paper that could be scanned.  I wish we had warrent maps for the other townships in our area but no one has done a small copy of those townships.      The Conesotga Area Historical Society covers, Conestoga, Pequea, Manor, Martic townships and Millersville and the former Washington Boro, now part of Manor Twp.      I've recently added some material from our 2008 museum display, Life in the Manor, on our web page.  Most of this is of historical interest but the "History in Newspapers" folder has many marriages and deaths for these townships.  In addition there are lists of people who served in the various wars from our townships, revolutionary, civil, World War I and 2, Korea and the Iraq wars.      Lots of information for people working on these townships.                                                                                                            Jim Conestoga Area Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacahs/index.htm      ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 6, 2009 1:32:09 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] warrantee maps far predate other maps --date into the 1700's I would like to?mention the far earlier warrantee maps for Lancaster and many?other counties of PA.? These maps were all drawn up years (centuries?) after the fact, but are still the most useful maps for those of us who had forebears who were the first owners of the land, especially going back to the 1700's.? They are drawn up by township, and are available for sale by individual townships.? Not all counties of PA are completed, but I believe all those for Lancaster Co. have long been completed.? Keep in mind that all these individual warrants were pieced together like a giant jig saw puzzle, and show the original properties with the names of their original owners.? Keep in mind people first purchased their lands at all different times, so that the names listed on the maps are not necessarily people who lived contemporaneously in the same area.? But it is very helpful to look them over to see in general who were the groups of people who lived in the same neighborhoods at rou! ghly the same period of time, which with much of Lancaster was the early or mid 1750's. So far as I know they are only available for sale through Harrisburg, but if anyone knows otherwise please post to this list.? Or if anyone needs the website for where they can purchase from the state I can provide that.? Richard B. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message