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... ancestor's time period . In this manner , you can often reconstruct the chain of title back to your ancestor's era . If you are trying to determine the name of a later owner , see if the land department has plat maps for a later period ...
... ancestor's time period . In this manner , you can often reconstruct the chain of title back to your ancestor's era . If you are trying to determine the name of a later owner , see if the land department has plat maps for a later period ...
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... ancestor witnessed a document , he may have been related to or a neighbor of one of the principals . 2. If one of the principals was of the same surname as your witnessing ancestor , they are likely related . 3. If your ancestor was ...
... ancestor witnessed a document , he may have been related to or a neighbor of one of the principals . 2. If one of the principals was of the same surname as your witnessing ancestor , they are likely related . 3. If your ancestor was ...
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... ancestors ' lives when they do . Measure of Prosperity • Did your ancestor heavily mortgage his land ? Were there numerous liens against him ? • Did he have to borrow money yearly to plant a crop ? Did he lose his property at a ...
... ancestors ' lives when they do . Measure of Prosperity • Did your ancestor heavily mortgage his land ? Were there numerous liens against him ? • Did he have to borrow money yearly to plant a crop ? Did he lose his property at a ...
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ADDITIONAL HINTS WITH THE RUSSELL SYSTEM | 19 |
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abstract action administrator ancestor appointed archives birth bond Bute County catalog chancery Chapter civil clause clerk clues common law copy County court minutes court order book court records courthouse courthouse records courthouse research criminal daughter death deceased died divorce docket document dower entail entries example executor faid Family History Library father federal federal-land Figure file number Genealogical genealogists grant grantor guardian guardianship Hawkins County heirs husband independent cities inherited intestate inventory John Rose Jonathan Rose key letter King George County land records Letters Testamentary locate look maps marriage married Mary microfilm mortgage North Carolina NUCMC original parents personal property petition photocopy plaintiff primogeniture probate proceeding real property record books residence Roosa Russell index Samuel Rose Sarah sometimes specific surname survey testator tion township tract transcribed usually Virginia vital records widow wife William witnesses