This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edmorrill786 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.york/15224.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Briefly a warrant is a certificate from the Land Office, authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land. It initiated title to the land and caused a survey to be done. Once payment was made a patent or officaial "deed" was issued.Sometimes it was 50 years between warrant and patent and the patent was often done by someone other than the person receiving the warrant Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.