Patricia, Thank you very much! I am still learning and had not did any land research in NY before this week. I did wonder if this law was unique to the state. I have since found some info which explains what was happening at the time and why the law was enacted. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html> Thanks again. Monique ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Hobbs<mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com> To: unique64 Riley<mailto:unique64@msn.com> Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com<mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [TGF] NY Land Records- Awards Monique: I did not know about this and my ancestors were in a part of Onondaga that later became part of Preble, so I am interested. Here is the act in the New York statutes: http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false<http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:22 PM, unique64 Riley <unique64@msn.com<mailto:unique64@msn.com>> wrote: Could someone help me understand what exactly these records are documenting? They are at familysearch.org<http://familysearch.org/> and listed as Awards, 1798-1802 for Onondaga County New York. I am guessing that they are a type of court record granting land when there was a dispute. Are they from a federal or county court? https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462><https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462>> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462><https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462>> Thank you, Monique The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
What a gloriously messy history to these lands! I had 'flicked' through the other pages and found lists of deceased soldiers at the back, so was wondering what the military connection was. Sue Adams Family Folk Blog: http://familyfolklore.wordpress.com/ On 19/12/2012 04:41, unique64 Riley wrote: > Patricia, > > Thank you very much! I am still learning and had not did any land research in NY before this week. I did wonder if this law was unique to the state. > > I have since found some info which explains what was happening at the time and why the law was enacted. > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html> > > Thanks again. > > Monique > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patricia Hobbs<mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com> > To: unique64 Riley<mailto:unique64@msn.com> > Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com<mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:11 PM > Subject: Re: [TGF] NY Land Records- Awards > > > Monique: > > > I did not know about this and my ancestors were in a part of Onondaga that later became part of Preble, so I am interested. Here is the act in the New York statutes: http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false<http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false> > > > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:22 PM, unique64 Riley <unique64@msn.com<mailto:unique64@msn.com>> wrote: > > Could someone help me understand what exactly these records are documenting? They are at familysearch.org<http://familysearch.org/> and listed as Awards, 1798-1802 for Onondaga County New York. I am guessing that they are a type of court record granting land when there was a dispute. Are they from a federal or county court? > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462><https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462>> > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462><https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462<https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462>> > > Thank you, > Monique > > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Maybe you aren't asking, but just noting what you'd seen, but Onondaga County was part of the military tract in which NY awarded lands to RW soldiers. Since the land was divied up by a balloting process (The Ballot Book shows which soldiers got which land) and not by choice, many of the soldiers sold their land and bought elsewhere. You can see the Simeon DeWitt map at this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_New_York_Military_Tract On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:42 AM, Sue Adams <sueyadams@gmail.com> wrote: > What a gloriously messy history to these lands! I had 'flicked' through > the other pages and found lists of deceased soldiers at the back, so was > wondering what the military connection was. > > Sue Adams > > Family Folk > > Blog: http://familyfolklore.wordpress.com/ > > On 19/12/2012 04:41, unique64 Riley wrote: > > Patricia, > > > > Thank you very much! I am still learning and had not did any land > research in NY before this week. I did wonder if this law was unique to > the state. > > > > I have since found some info which explains what was happening at the > time and why the law was enacted. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html< > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/cnmtrct.html> > > > > Thanks again. > > > > Monique > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Patricia Hobbs<mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com> > > To: unique64 Riley<mailto:unique64@msn.com> > > Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com<mailto: > transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [TGF] NY Land Records- Awards > > > > > > Monique: > > > > > > I did not know about this and my ancestors were in a part of Onondaga > that later became part of Preble, so I am interested. Here is the act in > the New York statutes: > http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false > < > http://books.google.com/books?id=qnw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=new+york+law+an+act+to+settle+disputes+to+titles+of+land+onondaga&source=bl&ots=AmCttMyfdL&sig=3Bq74j_oExT-wuQvE_umlp0FIz8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-z3RUJuLJOjY2gWRuoGIBw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20york%20law%20an%20act%20to%20settle%20disputes%20to%20titles%20of%20land%20onondaga&f=false > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:22 PM, unique64 Riley <unique64@msn.com > <mailto:unique64@msn.com>> wrote: > > > > Could someone help me understand what exactly these records are > documenting? They are at familysearch.org<http://familysearch.org/> and > listed as Awards, 1798-1802 for Onondaga County New York. I am guessing > that they are a type of court record granting land when there was a > dispute. Are they from a federal or county court? > > > > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > < > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > >< > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > < > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32981-23434-29?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > >> > > > > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > < > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > >< > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > < > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32981-23928-46?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-DJ8:n1312137462 > >> > > > > Thank you, > > Monique > > > > > > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a > supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they > transition to professional level work. 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