Working with Land Records

Have you discovered all of the resources available on the FamilySearch website? If so, then you know how they can provide that little 'nugget' of information that leads to major breakthroughs in one's genealogical research. If not, then you are missing out on some very valuable resources.

My favorite group of sources is the land records. As a U.S. researcher whose various family lines moved across the country, these records help me place someone in a specific time and place and sometimes help me connect family members.

When I login to FamilySearch (accounts are free), the menu gives me several options. The Wiki is a fantastic resource to learn about records available in a community. I often use the Wiki, but the Catalog is my 'go to' resource.

On the CATALOG screen, I type in the name of the county and then select the one I wish to work with from the suggested list.

James A. Crawford's Move to Texas

James A. Crawford, who is right
close to the oldest settler of Gentry
county, is preparing to remove
from the county and take up his
residence with his son in Texas.

George Crawford Obituary

Sudden Death of Geo. W. Crawford
At his home near Gentryville, on
Tuesday night, September 17th, Geo.
W. Crawford died suddenly. He ate
a hearty supper and went to be feel-
ing as well as usual. The next morn-
ing he was cold in death, and it is sup-
posed he died of heart disease.

William Brown Guthrie

William Brown Guthrie^1–2 was born on 12 Nov 1786.^1,3 He was the child of Jane Carnes and James Guthrie.⁴

     He was the parent of James Walkup Guthrie.⁵ William was the parent of Anderson Crawford Guthrie.^4–5 He lived in Rifleman, Clark, Indiana Territory, United States in 1812.⁶ He served in the military about 1812.⁷

     William filed land entry papers for the Southwest quarter of Section 21 of township 4N of Range 10E on 13 May 1815 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana Territory.⁸ He  sold land being the Southwest quarter of section twenty one township four North range  ten East on 1 Jun 1822 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.⁹ He filed land entry papers for land being the West fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen, north of Range on 20 Feb 1824 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹⁰ William filed land entry papers for land being the East fraction of the South West quarter of section thirty one in Township nineteen North of Range three West in the District of Terre Haute and State of Indianan containing eighty acres on 20 Feb 1824 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹¹ He has made full payment for the South East quarter of Section thirty six in township five North of Range ten East, containing one hundred and sixty acres on 7 Apr 1825 in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States.¹² He  sold land being a portion of the SE quarter of section 36 on 5 Jan 1828 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.¹³

Guthrie Patent

IN2880.019
Guthrie, Anderson C.
4/10/1848
Doc # 20167 - Indiana
Meridian - 2nd PM
Twp 6 N Range 9 E
W 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 35
Jennings County, IN

19
The United States of America
Certificate
No. 20167

Guthrie Land Sold

Ripley County, Indiana
Deed records, 1818-1889

Deed records v.N, Mar 1846-Nov 1846
FamilySearch Film #1312542 DGS 8059694

This Indenture made the 27 day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty six between Anderson C Guthrie
and Ann Guthrie wife of said Anderson of the first part and Patsy
Miner of the second part witnesseth that the said parties of