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“New England is a region in the northeastern
corner of the United States, bordered by the
Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the state of New
York, consisting of the states of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut. In one of the earliest
European settlements in the New World,
Pilgrims from the Kingdom of England first
settled in New England in 1620, in the colony
of Plymouth. In the late 18th century, the
New England colonies would be among the
first North American British colonies to
demonstrate ambitions of independence from
the British Crown via the American
Revolution, although they would later oppose
the War of 1812 between the United States
and United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland.” Source: www.wikipedia.org
Introduction to New England Genealogy
New England History Sites of Interest:
www.historychannel.org = www.history.com
www.pbs.org/history
www.awesomegenealogy.com/newengland.shtml
www.newenglandgenealogyguide.com
www.greatmigration.org
http://bos-gw.rays-place.com/
Prior to 1850, the census records only detail head of
household. Therefore, research for family members
becomes more challenging. Thus, the primary records
to research become vital records, church records, and
court records (such as probate and land).
Here is an example of ways to search the Family
History Library Catalog for ancestors in Salem,
Massachusetts:
UNITED STATES - CENSUS
MASSACHUSETTS - VITAL RECORDS
MASSACHUSETTS, ESSEX - COURT RECORDS
MASSACHUSETTS, ESSEX, SALEM - CHURCH
RECORDS
“Over the years as my thoughts and heart have turned to the lives of my noble ancestors, I have learned to appreciate them more. Learning about my ancestors has not only turned my heart to them, but has helped me see eternity more clearly. My own life is rooted not just in the present, but in the lives of my ancestors as well.” Spencer W. Kimball, “The Things of Eternity—Stand We in Jeopardy?,”
Tambuli, May 1977, 1
A boos that is considered imperative to
genealogists for New England Genealogy:
Genealogical Dictionary of New England
by James Savage
The Source
Libraries with helpful
New England information:
BYU Harold B. Lee Library:
www.lib.byu.edu
LDS Family History Library:
www.familysearch.org
Library of Congress:
www.loc.gov
National Archives
www.archives.gov
New England Historical Society
www.americanancestors.org
Don’t forget our own libraries! www.mld.org and
www.boisepubliclibrary.org
www.Americanancestors.org
Main resources available at the NEGHS
online:
Online Seminars from beginning
research to specific topics
Article Archives
Town Guides
Research Services- Hire an
Expert!
External Resources- Follow this
link for MANY more websites of
New England research resources
by state and topic
Online Genealogist- answers ?’s
Forums
Online Exhibits - Find a treasure trove
of images of manuscripts from the
Society's R. Stanton Avery Special
Collections. The NEGHS has the
collection separated by centuries from
the 17th
century to the 20th
century.
An example from the 17th
century:
Reverend Richard Mather's "Journal to New England," 1635
While this site has many useful resources for free, there is
also a subscription service. The “basic” subscription would
include these services:
Annual Membership
Access to all areas of americanancestors.org website.
Unlimited use of Research Library (including rare books and manuscripts) in Boston.
Access to premium databases like the Early American Newspapers.
Subscriptions to New England Ancestors and The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
Discounts on research services and sales.
Examples of Databases available online:
Most Recently Added or Updated Databases
1/6/2009 - Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to 1892
12/30/2009 - Vital Records of Stamford, Connecticut to 1825
12/30/2009 - Vital Records of Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield Connecticut, 1631-1691
12/23/2009 - The Virginia Genealogist, Volumes 21–25
12/10/2009 - Footnote and Marquis Who's Who now available through NewEnglandAncestors.org
12/1/2009 - American Ancestors Journal
Most Popular Databases
Abstracts of Wills New York
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
Social Security Death Index
Genealogical Journals Online: A National Collection
The American Genealogist
The Connecticut Nutmegger
New England Ancestors Magazine
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
New Netherland Connections
The Virginia Genealogist
Newpaper Databases
19th Century U.S. Newspapers database
Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876
Free Databases
Burials in Gloucester, Massachusetts Cemeteries
Genealogies of Ware [Mass.] Families
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati
The Social Security Death Index
West Farms Cemetery [Northampton, Mass.] (Corbin Collection)
History of New England
through Ancestry.com
A site dedicated to preserve historic
New England through preserving
buildings, places, and objects of
interest.
http://www.historicnewengland.org
Very Helpful Articles in the Ancestry.com Learning
Center and Article Archives:
Plymouth Colony Records for Genealogists
New England's Migration Fever: The Expansion of
America
The Great Migration Study Project
Research in New England
If you need help understanding the records and how to
glean the most information from the records, look in
the “Learning Center” and “Understanding Records.”
How to utilize the search options in Historical records
to your advantage is found in the “Learning Center”
and “How to Search.”
Use maps in your family history research at
Ancestry.com. These types of maps are available on
their website:
-U.S. state, territory, county, and city boundaries -U.S. migration and transportation routes -Distribution of various churches in the U.S. -Indian reservation locations -Ethnic populations in the United States -Battles from the American Revolution and Civil War
Network!!!
Use the Message Boards to your advantage! Post
queries in all board topics; such as Locality, Surname,
Category, or search the message boards to hit multiple
topic boards.
Search other family trees to put the puzzle pieces
together of family members. Oftentimes it takes
multiple sources to pull together a family tree. Don’t
be afraid to open up several sources and plug in
surnames (also be aware of middle names as possible
mother’s maiden names) to see what you find. Even if
it’s not your family tree, you should keep records of
this family line if it is the same surname and in the
same area you are researching. It will help determine
in the future whether a certain person is or is not
related. Plus, keeping un-related data make become
“relative” once a family line is further developed.
Databases of Interest in the online Card Catalog
New England Immigrants, 1700-1775 Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775 New England History
Great Migration Begins Index: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers
New England Irish Pioneers Irish Settlers in North America before 1850
New England Captives' Stories New England Marriages Prior to 1700 English Origins of American Colonists Early American Immigrations A biographical dictionary: containing a brief account of the first settlers, and other eminent characters among the magistrates, ministers, literary and worthy men in New
England History of the town of Plymouth: from its first settlement in 1620 to the present time: with a concise history of the aborigines of New England and their wars with the English
New England Founders, 1602-1630 Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in
America, 1607-1775 New England Founders, 1602-1630 An old New England town: sketches of life, scenery, character Scots in New England, 1623-1873 Boston, England, and Boston, New England, 1630-1930 : reproductions of rare prints with a commentary of historic
notes Scotch-Irish in New England The colonial age of New England Books about Boston & New England The early religious customs of New England
Early Census Records Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Maine Maine Census, 1800-90
Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776 Maryland Census, 1772-1890 Maryland Colonial Census, 1776 Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. I Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 New Hampshire Census, 1790-1890
Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890
Rhode Island Census, 1774 The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 Through 1732 The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census Vermont Census, 1790-1860 Virginia Census, 1607-1890
Massachusetts through books,
timelines, and “Googling”
Massachusetts & Local Histories recommended by
www.familysearch.org
“Haskell, John Duncan. Massachusetts: A Bibliography of Its
History. Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New
England, 1983. (FHL book 974.4 H23m.)
Local histories are extensively collected by the Family History
Library, public and university libraries, and state and local historical
societies. Two useful guides are:
Filby, P. William. A Bibliography of American County Histories.
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. (FHL book 973 H23bi)
Kaminkow, Marion J. United States Local Histories in the Library
of Congress. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76.
(FHL book 973 A3ka.)…
A good general history of Massachusetts is:
Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. Commonwealth History of
Massachusetts: Colony, Province, and State. 5 vols. New York: The
States History, 1927-30. (FHL book 974.4 H2h.)”
“Important Dates in Massachusetts History 1620-91 The Plymouth Colony was established. It eventually
spread over today's Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol
Counties.
1629 Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded. It expanded to
today's area of Essex, Middlesex, Old Norfolk (now part
of New Hampshire), and Suffolk Counties.
1691 A new charter was granted to Massachusetts Bay
Colony, uniting it with Plymouth Colony. Parts of
Maine and Nova Scotia were also added to
Massachusetts.
1775 The Revolutionary War began at Lexington and
Concord.
1786 The Ohio Company, a land company, was formed,
resulting in the emigration of many Massachusetts
residents to Ohio.
1788 Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the
Constitution.
1820 Maine was separated from Massachusetts.
1830-40 As the factory system developed, thousands of foreign
laborers began moving to Massachusetts.
1861-65 During the Civil War 146,000 men from Massachusetts
served in the Union Army.
1898 Over 300,000 men were involved in the Spanish-
American War, which was fought mainly in Cuba and
the Philippines.
1917-18 More than 26 million men from the United States ages
18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service for
World War I, and over 4.7 million American men and
women served during the war.
1930s The Great Depression closed many factories and mills.
Many small farms were abandoned, and many families
moved to cities.
1940-45 Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the
Selective Service. Over 16.3 million American men and
women served in the armed forces during World War II.
1950-53 Over 5.7 million American men and women served in
the Korean War.
1950-60 The building of interstate highways made it easier for
people to move long distances.
1964-72 Over 8.7 million American men and women served in
the Vietnam War.”
Source: Quoted directly from www.familysearch.org
Google your favorite sites
Massachusetts Rootsweb: see county sites and message
boards
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/usa/mass
achusetts.html
Massachusetts Genweb:
http://magenweb.bettysgenealogy.org
Name and Boundary Changes site:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-
l/genealog/genealog.towns-ma
Massachusetts Historical Society:
http://www.masshist.org/index.php
Boston Public Library Genealogy & Family History
Resources:
http://www.bpl.org/research/socsci/genealogy.htm
Massachusetts State Archives
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/
Rhode Island and Heritage Quest
Books at Heritage Quest
Tips for Book searches: Try a “people” search, if no
luck, then the family surnames in the location of
birth or residences in promising family and local
histories may be helpful.
Examples of over 6000 results under Book
Search>Location (being “Rhode Island”)
Jackson, Henry, [View Hits] [View Image]
An account of the churches in Rhode Island
Providence: G.H. Whitney, 1854, 135 pgs.
Anonymous [View Hits] [View Image]
Official gazetteer of Rhode Island
Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1932, 98 pgs.
Bartlett, John Russell, [View Hits] [View Image]
Bibliography of Rhode Island : a catalogue of books
and other publications relating to the state of Rhode
Island, with notes, historical, biographical and critical
Providence: Printed by order of the General
Assembly , 1864, 289 pgs.
Search under “People” the family name of your ancestor and
their birth location. For example, the Lester/Lister family in
Kentucky resulted in one of several possible hits:
McAdams, Harry Kennett, [View Citation] [Table of Contents] [Page Numbers]
Kentucky pioneer and court records: abstracts of early wills, deeds, and marriages from court houses and records of old Bibles, churches, grave yards, and cemeteries Lexington, Ky.: Mrs. H.K. McAdams, 1929, 383 pgs.
Heritage Quest is an often overlooked
source for family histories, genealogical,
and historical periodicals. As well as,
within this genealogical source is over
26,000 family and local history books,
more than 2.1 million citations to articles.
Also, you may find that while
Ancestry.com provides excellent search
options for censuses, the images may not
be as clear as you’d like them. If you
can’t find your ancestor in Heritage Quest
censuses, then find them in Ancestry, and
cross reference to its location in Heritage
Quest and down load a clearer image from
Heritage Quest (or vice versa from
Ancestry).
Revolutionary War Search
Search the Revolutionary War Index at Heritage Quest for your
patriot ancestor in the states of CT, DE, GA, KY, ME, MD, MA,
NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA
For example, in a search under Lister in all states, the results
were only Thomas and William Lister. Whereas, the
ancestory.com search resulted in many more veterans of the
Revolutionary War. Lesson learned: utilize ALL resource and
cross reference information.
Maine State Archives
https://www.maine.gov/online/archives
http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research
(You can pay an onsite librarian for
research request. See site for fees for
copies, research, and postage.)
Vital records online:
Marriage Index from 1892-12/1996
Death Index Database from 1960-1996
Other Online Indexes available:
Civil War Navy - Maine
Civilian Conservation Corps Members -
District 1
Courts 1696-1854
Divorce Index 1800-1891 (In
Progress)
Department of Economic Development
Photographs
Executive Council 1820-1835
Executive Council 1836-1840
Hancock County Court of Sessions
Legislature 1820-1855
Legislature 1861-1865
Maps 1674-1989
Mexican War Soldiers
Moving Images 1955-1976
Photographs 1920's-1950's
Railroad Track Layouts
Revolutionary War Land Grants and
Pension Applications
Town Records on Microfilm 18th-20th
Centuries
Secretary of State Correspondence
War of 1812 Veterans
Maine Minor Civil Divisions - Legal
History Database
Also available at the archives is a Maine
Historical Records Repository Guide
listing contact information for over 140
repositories holding historical records
http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/mhra
b/repos/dirpage1.htm
Online Maine “Libraries”
www.mainehistory.org
Maine Historical Society’s site
www.mainememory.net
A collection of Maine history from
over 200 organizations sponsored
by the Maine Historical Society
http://www.maine.gov/museum/co
llections/index.html Historical
images that give you a visual
perspective of what life was like
during the time period of interest.
Maine State Library http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/genealogy
“To the Researcher: The State Library's
genealogy collection spans a large
geographical area, primarily
emphasizing Maine, with good coverage
of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Other parts of New England are
included as well, with some additional
sources on northeastern states. We also
have a growing collection of materials
relating to Quebec Province and the
Maritimes.”
MAINE Through
& State Archives and Libraries
Search Google for online maps
to get a bearing of locations you
are search and its surroundings.
Vermont in the FHL Catalog Vermont - Almanacs
Vermont - Archives and libraries
Vermont - Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Bible records
Vermont - Bibliography
Vermont - Biography
Vermont - Biography - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Business records and commerce
Vermont - Cemeteries
Vermont - Cemeteries - Directories
Vermont - Cemeteries - Indexes
Vermont - Census
Vermont - Census - 1790
Vermont - Census - 1800
Vermont - Census - 1800 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1810 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1820 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1830 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1840 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1850
Vermont - Census - 1850 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1860
Vermont - Census - 1860 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1870
Vermont - Census - 1870 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1880
Vermont - Census - 1890 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1900
Vermont - Census - 1900 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1910
Vermont - Census - 1910 - Indexes
Vermont - Census - 1920
Vermont - Census - 1930
Vermont - Centennial celebrations, etc.
Vermont - Church directories
Vermont - Church history
Vermont - Church history - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Church records
Vermont - Church records - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Description and travel
Vermont - Description and travel - Guidebooks
Vermont - Directories
Vermont - Directories - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Dwellings Vermont - Emigration and immigration
Vermont - Gazetteers
Vermont - Genealogy
Vermont - Genealogy - Bibliography
Vermont - Genealogy - Collected works
Vermont - Genealogy - Directories
Vermont - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Vermont - Genealogy - Newspapers
Vermont - Genealogy - Periodicals
Vermont - Genealogy - Periodicals - Indexes
Vermont - Genealogy - Sources
Vermont - Historical geography
Vermont - Historical geography - Maps
Vermont - History Vermont - History - 18th century
Vermont - History - Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers,
catalogs Vermont - History - Bibliography
Vermont - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Vermont - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Biography Vermont - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Chronology
Vermont - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives Vermont - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories Vermont - History - Directories
Vermont - History - Indexes
Vermont - History - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Vermont - History - Indexes
Vermont - History - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - History - Newspapers
Vermont - History - Periodicals
Vermont - History - Periodicals - Indexes
Vermont - History - Revolution, 1775-1783
Vermont - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Societies
Vermont - History - Sources
Vermont - History - Sources - Inventories, registers, catalogs
Vermont - Land and property
Vermont - Land and property - Indexes
Vermont - Law and legislation
Vermont - Law and legislation - Indexes
Vermont - Maps
Vermont - Maps - Indexes
Vermont - Military history
Vermont - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865
Vermont - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Inventories, registers,
catalogs
Vermont - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives
Vermont - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Regimental histories
Vermont - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Societies
Vermont - Military history - Revolution, 1775-1783
Vermont - Military history - War of 1812
Vermont - Military records
Vermont - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865
Vermont - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Indexes
Vermont - Military records - Indexes
Vermont - Military records - Pensions
Vermont - Military records - Revolution, 1775-1783
Vermont - Military records - War of 1812
Vermont - Military records - War of 1812 - Pensions Vermont - Military records - World War, 1914-1918
Vermont - Military records - World War, 1939-1945
Vermont - Minorities
Vermont - Names, Geographical
Vermont - Names, Personal
Vermont - Native races
Vermont - Native races - History
Vermont - Naturalization and citizenship
Vermont - Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes
Vermont - Newspapers
Vermont - Obituaries
Vermont - Occupations
Vermont - Officials and employees
Vermont - Officials and government employees - Directories
Vermont - Periodicals
Vermont - Politics and government
Vermont - Politics and government - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Vermont - Politics and government - Indexes
Vermont - Population
Vermont - Probate records Vermont - Public records
Vermont - Schools Vermont - Slavery and bondage
Vermont - Social life and customs
Vermont - Societies Vermont - Societies - Collected works
Vermont - Societies - Periodicals Vermont - Societies - Periodicals - Indexes Vermont - Statistics
Vermont - Taxation
Vermont - Town records
Vermont - Vital records Vermont - Vital records - Handbooks, manuals, etc. Vermont - Vital records - Indexes
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The DAR Online Library Catalog is a reference only collection
and does not loan out references. However, this may be a useful
catalog to find sources, and then find other libraries that may have
the same source that IS available for interlibrary loan.
The DAR Staff conduct fee and hourly based research of these
various sources within the DAR Library:
Lineage Gaps in NSDAR, NSSAR, NSCAR applications
Family Bible Requests
Mayflower Descendants
Huguenot Society
The DAR library has two specific resources that have been
digitized and indexed:
The DAR Library Analytical Card Index which
contains county histories, genealogical publications, and
periodicals.
The Revolutionary War Pension Index contains federal
Revolutionary War pension papers which include the
name of the pensioner and/or widow and possibly the
names of other persons mentioned in the pension papers
(i.e. those who served with the applicant or knew of the
veteran’s service.
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“The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in
Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political
volunteer women's service organization dedicated
to promoting patriotism, preserving American
history, and securing America's future through
better education for children”…
“As one of the most inclusive genealogical
societies in the country, DAR boasts 165,000
members in 3,000 chapters across the United
States and internationally. Any woman 18 years
or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic
background-who can prove lineal descent from a
patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for
membership.
Encompassing an entire downtown city block,
DAR National Headquarters houses one of the
nation's premier genealogical libraries, one of the
foremost collections of pre-industrial American
decorative arts, Washington's largest concert hall,
and an extensive collection of early American
manuscripts and imprints.”
The DAR Genealogical Research System
Upon entering the database, one is notified: “The DAR Genealogical Research System is
available from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for the purposes of
general research and assisting with the DAR membership process.
The databases contain NSDAR proprietary information which should under no circumstances be
redistributed; assembled or collected for purposes other than DAR membership; or published in
any form whatsoever.”
The search options in the DAR-GRS are a great way to find patriot ancestors and their
descendants. However, according to their site, “The purpose of this database (the descendant tab
option) is to help those looking for a DAR Patriot line to identify the best possible Record Copy
to order.” Once you find an ancestor who is a patriot, you can submit an application to receive
DAR membership.
Also note: “Please be aware that the Ancestor Database is NOT a comprehensive list of all
individuals who served in the Revolutionary War.”
Finding Land Records Tips from familysearch.org
Steps to find land records for your ancestor
1. Determine where your ancestor lived through family
records or censuses.
2. Search the Family History Catalog for county indexes of
land records. (search town, county, & state)
Tip: “Look for the following kinds of indexes:
Grantor (seller) index, sometimes called a direct
index.
Grantee (buyer) index, sometimes called an indirect
index.”
“There are three major kinds of indexes:
1. Running Indexes: Entries are arranged in alphabetical
order by the first letter of the surname only.
2. Cumulative Indexes: Cumulative indexes cover a series
of years, such as 1782 to 1787, 1787 to 1792, and so on.
3. Cott System Indexes: Cott system indexes are the most
common commercial indexing systems among land
records. This system organizes entries by the first three
letters of the surname.”
Once found in the index, “Copy everything about your ancestor
from the index. This information is necessary for you to find him
or her in the land records. Check both the grantor and grantee
indexes. Copy down all the times your ancestor's name appears in
the index. Be sure to also copy down the volume (sometimes
called liber) and page number of the record.”
“…document the source of the information by writing the title,
author, book or film number, and page number on the copy, or
photocopy the title page at the front of the book or film. Also
write the name of the library, archive, etc., where you found the
record.” Source : www.familysearch.org
“Deeds are records of land ownership in the United States and exist from the early 1600s. Land records apply to more people than any other record type in America because most men were able to obtain land. They locate a person in a certain place for a longer span of time than any other record type and give an idea of how well off financially the person was. Land records are indexed by grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer) indexes. Grantor and grantee indexes are the most complete lists of residents in a county before 1850.” “Most deeds were recorded in county courthouses. There has been less loss of land and property records than any other record type. When court houses did burn, the land records were usually reconstructed from the personal records of land owners.”
Source: www.familysearch.org
For further research and examples of decoding land records see : E. Wade Hone, Land & Property Research in the United States, p. 188-191.
“The information you find varies from record to record.
Land records include:
Name of seller (grantor).
Name of the buyer (grantee).
Date and place of the land transaction.
Size and description of the piece of land.
Price of the piece of land.
Names of neighbors living next to the land.
Names of persons who had previously owned the land.
Land records may also include:
First name of the wife of the seller (grantor).
Where the grantee (buyer) came from.
Where the grantor (seller) has moved.
Name of the deceased spouse of a widow.
Heirs of the land, including the names of married
daughters.” Source: www.familysearch.org
