Land transactions after the original patent was issued have been recorded in county deed books. The secretary of states revolutionary war database identifies veterans, assignees, military warrant numbers and patents. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck. This book is intrumental in researching early land patents in virginia. Many indians as possible to be located in one place and enough land laid. 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. The scientific and technical information center of the united states patent and trademark office located at 1d58 remsen, 400 dulany street, alexandria, va. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 2 cavaliers and pioneers. Many independent cities in virginia also kept their own records. Virginia and old kentucky patent series secretary of state. Volume 4, 18641903, surnames az for patent books h61 through h76 volume 5, 1903ca. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the. The land patenting process continued after statehood.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, vol. Charts, maps, timelines, and other analysis of in virginia. This website allows researchers to access files for both the virginia and old kentucky patent. Henrico county virginia land patents, grants and deeds. The southside is usually defined as the area of virginia lying south of the. Office of the secretary of state administration of land patents, 17961812. Elizabeth is not elizabeth christianna as incorrectly cited in the book. Under a constantly evolving set of procedures and relationships, the surveyor.
Augusta county, virginia, in the history of the united states, also available in digital form. The virginia company of london, incorporated in 1606, granted land patents to settlers until 1623. 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. 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. Abstractlike other forms of intellectual property, patents have increasingly. 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. Virginia patents in kentucky and old kentucky patents search. Henry coleman, 150 acres, on woods going up to elizabeth city and adjoining hampton river. District in ohio, 17841886, including entry and survey books for the virginia military district, 178418. On page 37, patent book 9 of the virginia book of land grants and patents appears the following. In the field of intellectual property, duffy has been identified as one.
Names in the dropbox listings are limited to recipients of the grant grantees. West virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Intellectual property university of virginia school of law. The entry book for jefferson county, which includes kentucky county. The origins of the proprietary land office may be traced to 1682 when william penn appointed thomas holme surveyor general. Mitchell, james patent book 17, page 264 330 acres on south side of roanoke river. Duffy teaches torts, administrative law, patent law and international intellectual property law. The united states patent and trademark office uspto is headquartered in alexandria, virginia. The uspto mission is to ensure that the intellectual property system contributes to a strong global. Cooks kentucky court of appeals deed books vol vi deed books ag, 17961803, vol vii deed books. Virginia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Early land patents and deeds in brunswick county, va. More information about early virginia land patents and settlers can be found in the book.
Henry coleman, planter, of elizabeth city, 60 acres, upon southampton river, assigned to coleman by francis hough, 3 january 1633. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern. We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relatives name on our site and want to know if this. Executive journal, council of colonial virginia, p. Fhl films 272818 26 film 272818 is an index for these records. Records of the bureau of land management blm national archives. To expand the search, we suggest researchers access the kentucky historical society publications master index. Free records for family researching in virginia genealogy trails. This 2004 reprint makes it possible for researchers to own these references instead of traveling to the library for them.
Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, nell marion nugent. Most patents typically contain the name of the king or queen in whose name the patent is issued. Colonial virginia patents are almost complete from 1623 to 1776, and exist in a variety of formats. Abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231666, volume 1 nell marion nugent genealogical publishing company, 1934 land grants 767 pages. Under the terms of the 1789 compact with virginia, kentucky agreed to honor patents issued prior to kentuckys statehood on june 1, 1792. Uspto welcomes new patent and trademark public advisory committee members. About the virginia land office patents and grantsnorthern neck grant and.
The patent and grant books of the virginia land office are available online. 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. Land patents, grants and deeds in nansemond county virginia.
In that year, the patent books and landtitle papers of the master of rolls were. Chamberlayne, 1937, and published by virginia state library. 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. Free family records for researching ancestry in virginia. Pa state archives rg17 series titles records of the land office. How to use the online land records at the pa state. Patents issued for land in the northern neck, or fairfax, proprietary are not included in this series of records. These patents were published with the permission of the virginia state library. Virginia land patents of the counties of norfolk, princess. Peters parish, new kent county, 1684 to 1786, edited by dr.
A york county deed washington deeds, york county, 1693. The cost of bringing a new idea to market can be extraordinarily high, but the cost of copying that innovation is. Dormans source listed in the virginia genealogy and virginia. Records that relate to surveying small islands, 191026. Kentucky land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. The first 162 pages of patent book 15, abstracted by richard slatten, appeared in vol. Nicholson that their lands be confirmed and a patent be given. About curriculum faculty patent clinics student organizations. The innovations that produce economic growth and social progress first arise as ideas. Fortunately, the land patent books have survived intact providing a basic. 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. Cavaliers and pioneers abstracts of virginia land patents and grants, 16231800.
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