I followed this link to pages of warrantee land. However, I tried to read the top labels for the columns. The letters blended together. Do any one know where I could get a blank copy that has readable labels? Thanks Deloris On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Thomas Kinkead <tomree@tampabay.rr.com>wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >