Yes the names of the patentees are on the maps. Each township has a map with an index. Your best bet is to search the index of the warantee register for Westmoreland County (link below). The warrantee register will tell you who patented the land. You should look first to see if you can find their names as warrantees. If you don't find them, you will have to look at every page of the warrantee index under the patentee column. There are 169 pages but neatly handwritten. It's worth the work. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/Westmorelan dPages/r17-88WestmorelandPageInterface.htm If they only purchased their land by deed, then that is a whole different process. -----Original Message----- From: pawestmo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pawestmo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Deloris Girard Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:24 PM To: pawestmo@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Westmoreland Map Does the maps shows names? I kmow my ancestors came from Westmoreland but I have no idea of what Twonship. My ancestor was John Clark born in 1774 in MD.He had his children in Westmoreland County before moving to OH. Thanks Deloris On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, <MaeMay510@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 1/21/2012 15:52:12 Eastern Standard Time, > marie50@charter.net writes: > > The Mapping Division of Westmoreland County has maps of each township > showing the tracts and includes a patentee index. > > > > > In 1800. I didn't know that. I have the 1790 map and the 1860ish plat > map with my families listed along the Loyalhanna River and on Chestnut > Ridge. > > Hmm, this is an interesting site with a history about mapping and you can > order CDs, maps, etc. I did not see the cost. > > _http://ancestortracks.com/WestmorelandCoMap,1857.html_ > (http://ancestortracks.com/WestmorelandCoMap,1857.html) > It tells much more than just the 1857 map. > > Shirley Maynard > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Register does not come up.My relative Samuel James Kinkead was born 1782 in Westmoreland County.Any info? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Robinson" <marie50@charter.net> To: <pawestmo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Westmoreland Map > Yes the names of the patentees are on the maps. Each township has a map > with an index. Your best bet is to search the index of the warantee > register for Westmoreland County (link below). The warrantee register will > tell you who patented the land. You should look first to see if you can find > their names as warrantees. If you don't find them, you will have to look at > every page of the warrantee index under the patentee column. There are 169 > pages but neatly handwritten. It's worth the work. > > http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88WarrantRegisters/Westmorelan > dPages/r17-88WestmorelandPageInterface.htm > > If they only purchased their land by deed, then that is a whole different > process. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pawestmo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pawestmo-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Deloris Girard > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:24 PM > To: pawestmo@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Westmoreland Map > > Does the maps shows names? I kmow my ancestors came from Westmoreland but I > have no idea of what Twonship. > > My ancestor was John Clark born in 1774 in MD.He had his children in > Westmoreland County before moving to OH. > > Thanks Deloris > > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, <MaeMay510@aol.com> wrote: > >> >> In a message dated 1/21/2012 15:52:12 Eastern Standard Time, >> marie50@charter.net writes: >> >> The Mapping Division of Westmoreland County has maps of each township >> showing the tracts and includes a patentee index. >> >> >> >> >> In 1800. I didn't know that. I have the 1790 map and the 1860ish plat >> map with my families listed along the Loyalhanna River and on Chestnut >> Ridge. >> >> Hmm, this is an interesting site with a history about mapping and you can >> order CDs, maps, etc. I did not see the cost. >> >> _http://ancestortracks.com/WestmorelandCoMap,1857.html_ >> (http://ancestortracks.com/WestmorelandCoMap,1857.html) >> It tells much more than just the 1857 map. >> >> Shirley Maynard >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message