I solve a lot of my genealogy client’s research questions with deeds and land records as they can provide relationship information which is particularly helpful in pre-1850 family history research. Instagram: ancestrybyaimee Facebook: @aimeecross2

Are you looking for parents of an ancestor? Deed records are crucial in genealogy research and often overlooked. They are particularly helpful when researching the 1700’s and early 1800’s, basically determining ancestors pre-1850 when censuses began indicating family relationships by naming all individuals in a household. Deeds are written documents filed with the court transferring ownership of property from one person to another but deed books sometimes include other types of legal records such as a power of attorney, marriage bonds, guardianship, part of a probate and mortgages. Deeds help you discover family relationships, family locations and previous residences and break through brick walls.

FamilySearch is my favorite go-to place to find deeds so I’ve included details on how to find them as well as how to read deed indexes as they vary and can cause problems for users.

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0:00 Intro
0:18 Pre-1850 Strategies with Genealogy TV
1:22 Why deeds?
1:53 Deeds provide specific residences and can also provide previous and subsequent residences
2:43 Deeds can provide relationships
3:05 Deeds can provide name of wife
3:23 Common Law v Civil Law in deeds
6:02 Deeds can provide slave information
6:29 Other clues including military service and land grants
7:49 Mortgages
8:08 Where to find deeds
9:24 Deeds at FamilySearch
9:35 Google searching deeds
9:58 Deeds at Ancestry
11:34 Finding deeds at FamilySearch
12:55 Locked images at FamilySearch
13:44 General Indexes
15:33 Navigating through the images
16:15 Finding the deed
18:21 Land descriptions
19:00 Grantor and grantee indexes
20:28 Direct and indirect indexes
21:42 Sub indexes
24:18 Other index types
25:05 The confusing Russell Index System
27:47 Examples of deeds which show relationships
31:06 Closing summary
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