TBT: Using Online Land Office Records at the PA Archives
Way back in 2012 I wrote a post entitled How to Use the Online Land Records at the PA State Archives. This post explained the process of land rights passing from William Penn to colonists through the Land Office in colonial Pennsylvania. If you’re researching a Pennsylvania immigrant—or even a first generation colonist—these records can be invaluable.
After this post I used Jacob Huber of Lancaster County’s records to illustrate the resources created during this process:
For additional resources to find your ancestors land, check out the Warrantee Township maps:
and also the Genealogical Map of the Counties:
Hope you’ve enjoyed this Throwback Thursday post.