The Importance of Land Records in Genealogical Research

The value of the information found in land records to a genealogist is immeasurable. I have had many people tell me they do not bother with searching land records in their research. They do not believe there is any valuable information to be obtained from these documents, therefore they limit themselves and their research by missing this important research opportunity.

    You may be asking yourself, “What kind of information could possibly be found in land records?” The answers are numerous. Some documents contain names of parents, siblings, spouses, as well as neighbors. Neighbors may not seem that important in research but they could become the deciding factor in identifying the person you are researching. If you can connect these people to a document that is not in question (perhaps a census record) would verify the document is concerning the person you are seeking.

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