Dormans source listed in the virginia genealogy and virginia. Fortunately, the land patent books have survived intact providing a basic. Uspto welcomes new patent and trademark public advisory committee members. Early land patents and deeds in brunswick county, va. Many indians as possible to be located in one place and enough land laid. The land patenting process continued after statehood. Fhl films 272818 26 film 272818 is an index for these records. Peters parish, new kent county, 1684 to 1786, edited by dr. The records of the land office include recorded copies of patents and grants issued for vacant lands in virginia from 1623, preliminary documents warrants, surveys, and plats preceding the issuance of grants dated after 1779, correspondence directed to the register of the land office, and records of the fairfax or northern neck proprietary which existed within the virginia. As the commonwealths library at the seat of government and the state archives, the library of virginia s collections of books, periodicals, government publications, newspapers, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, archival records, maps, rare books. Kentucky land and property genealogy familysearch wiki.
The origins of the proprietary land office may be traced to 1682 when william penn appointed thomas holme surveyor general. The innovations that produce economic growth and social progress first arise as ideas. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the. The secretary of states revolutionary war database identifies veterans, assignees, military warrant numbers and patents.
Virginia inventors are served by the federal circuit bar association national clearinghouse, part of the usptos nationwide pro bono program that matches inventors who qualify based on income with volunteer attorneys and patent professionals that will help you file your patent application law school clinics. More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book. The first 162 pages of patent book 15, abstracted by richard slatten, appeared in vol. Charts, maps, timelines, and other analysis of in virginia. Henry coleman, 150 acres, on woods going up to elizabeth city and adjoining hampton river.
This book is intrumental in researching early land patents in virginia. This 2004 reprint makes it possible for researchers to own these references instead of traveling to the library for them. West virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. The virginia company of london, incorporated in 1606, granted land patents to settlers until 1623.
These patents were published with the permission of the virginia state library. Names in the dropbox listings are limited to recipients of the grant grantees. The patent indexes will not only provide the patent book, volume and page number for a patent, but will also identify the name of the original warrantee and the date of the warrant. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. The southside is usually defined as the area of virginia lying south of the. Augusta county, virginia, in the history of the united states, also available in digital form. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the land office. Nicholson that their lands be confirmed and a patent be given. Office of the secretary of state administration of land patents, 17961812. About curriculum faculty patent clinics student organizations.
Henrico county virginia land patents, grants and deeds. District in ohio, 17841886, including entry and survey books for the virginia military district, 178418. Chamberlayne, 1937, and published by virginia state library. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and surveys this database consists of entries that index two major collections of land records housed in the library of virginia. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, nell marion nugent. The entry book for jefferson county, which includes kentucky county. Patents issued for land in the northern neck, or fairfax, proprietary are not included in this series of records. Mitchell, james patent book 17, page 264 330 acres on south side of roanoke river. Free family records for researching ancestry in virginia. Records that relate to surveying small islands, 191026. The cost of bringing a new idea to market can be extraordinarily high, but the cost of copying that innovation is.
Under the terms of the 1789 compact with virginia, kentucky agreed to honor patents issued prior to kentuckys statehood on june 1, 1792. Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. This website allows researchers to access files for both the virginia and old kentucky patent. Volume 4, 18641903, surnames az for patent books h61 through h76 volume 5, 1903ca. The united states patent and trademark office uspto is headquartered in alexandria, virginia. Virginia land patents of the counties of norfolk, princess. Executive journal, council of colonial virginia, p. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 1 nell marion nugent genealogical publishing company, 1934 land grants 767 pages. Many independent cities in virginia also kept their own records. Most patents typically contain the name of the king or queen in whose name the patent is issued. Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books often titled land books. Deeds and will books, 16771774 a collection in the library of virginia collection numbers. Duffy teaches torts, administrative law, patent law and international intellectual property law. Land patents, grants and deeds in nansemond county virginia. To expand the search, we suggest researchers access the kentucky historical society publications master index. Records of the bureau of land management blm national archives.
Free records for family researching in virginia genealogy trails. The uspto mission is to ensure that the intellectual property system contributes to a strong global. Other revolutionary war patents, located in the military district established by the virginia land law of 1779, are filed with the virginia and old kentucky patent series. In the field of intellectual property, duffy has been identified as one. Abstractlike other forms of intellectual property, patents have increasingly. Virginia and old kentucky patent series secretary of state.
A york county deed washington deeds, york county, 1693. In that year, the patent books and landtitle papers of the master of rolls were. Intellectual property university of virginia school of law. Virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Cavaliers and pioneers abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231800. Elizabeth is not elizabeth christianna as incorrectly cited in the book. The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online.
Henry coleman, planter, of elizabeth city, 60 acres, upon southampton river, assigned to coleman by francis hough, 3 january 1633. The scientific and technical information center of the united states patent and trademark office located at 1d58 remsen, 400 dulany street, alexandria, va. How to use the online land records at the pa state. We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relatives name on our site and want to know if this. Under a constantly evolving set of procedures and relationships, the surveyor. On page 37, patent book 9 of the virginia book of land grants and patents appears the following. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, vol. Cooks kentucky court of appeals deed books vol vi deed books ag, 17961803, vol vii deed books.
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